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told reporters. ''()# ''()# "Posters are being pre- pared in different languages for leaning the Yamuna and ollowing the footprints of different states, so that people Ceradicating water pollu- Fnational parties in India, can be easily reached through tion in Delhi in the next five the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), local languages," he said. years are the priorities of the in its nation-building initiative, Rai said in addition, vol- Delhi Government, registered the membership of unteers' meet will also be Environment Minister Gopal 16 lakh people in a few days organised in all states. Rai said on Saturday after he after Delhi Assembly polls. "All our office bearers will visited a Sewage Treatment According to Gopal Rai, hold press conferences in their Plant (STP) located in Delhi senior AAP leader, the party respective states to spread the Gate. launched a campaign on model of positive nationalism "Yamuna River polluted February 11 under which it set and development which has due to untreated sewage from up a phone number — come up in Delhi, as the poli- various water sources across 9871010101. By giving a tics of work got a place in the city run straight into the missed call on this number Delhi," he said. river, "There are around 35 people can join AAP's cam- He also said coordinators STPs across Delhi working on tribute about 60 per cent of the will be treated to meet the stan- paign. have been appointed for dif- Mantar on Saturday. In the sit- said to stop using the plastic eliminating pollutants from total pollution load being dis- dards that were observed in the Rai said 16 lakh people, ferent states for this cam- ''()# in demonstration, the paper but some people conspired these water bodies through charged into the river. Under STP situated at the Delhi Gate, including 1,72,269 in Delhi paign.State coordinators association said, "If you cannot and stopped the import of technologically advanced the treatment process, the Delhi where the treatment levels are and 1,81,212 in UP, have joined include Lok Sabha MP undreds of schoolchildren give jobs then at least don't paper. Due to the ban on mechanisms," Rai said. "These Government is implementing meeting BoD level 6-8 the AAP using the phone Bhagwant Mann from Punjab Hand parents demonstrat- take it away. Unemployment paper, which is coming from plants are working on purify- the Interceptor Sewer Project mg/litres, less than 10 mg/liter number. The party will launch and AAP member Elvis Gomes ed at the Jantar Mantar in the will somehow increase the America, the copy, books ing untreated water, generating (ISP) in six packages under for which it was designed. a mega campaign in 20 States from Goa. national Capital on Saturday crime rate." became expensive because 80 gases that run these sewage which the waste water flowing "Our primary focus is on from Sunday. The AAP registered a against the rise in the prices of "Printing press in remote percent of the paper import- plants, and extracting waste in these drains will be trapped cleaning river Yamuna and "The Aam Aadmi Party landslide victory in the high- books. Parents expressed dis- areas uses the small machines, ed from America was used for from the water which can be and will be diverted to STPs for eliminating waste from the will pursue the 'politics of stakes Delhi Assembly polls, pleasure at the cost of books. which will be shut down due making school copies and made into compost for agri- treatment. The Interceptor local water bodies across the work' across the country. For leaving the main rival BJP Parents said the paper that this import restriction, and books. cultural use. Our focus is sole- Sewer Project is likely to be city in the next five years, so this, from February 23, the way behind and decimating the came from outside for books thousands of people will People involved in the ly on eliminating water pollu- completed by 31st March this that effluents from these water party will start a campaign to Congress in a bitterly-fought has stopped, due to which the become unemployed. These demonstration were holding tion from the city," he added. year, following which it will bodies are removed before join nation-building campaign contest. Since then the party prices of copy and books are restrictions increase the rate of posters in their hands, which The newly-appointed come into operation. flowing into the river. Once we in 20 states. As part of this has again started building a increasing. paper, which directly affect our read, "If books are expensive, Environment Minister also said The AAP Minister also are successful in achieving this campaign, Posters will be put national ambition. The demonstration also businesses, they said. how will daughters read". Also that the treatment of Najafgarh suggested that close interaction goal, we will also work on up in 20 states and the missed The AAP is, at present, saw participation of several One of the protesters on some other posters it was and Shahdara drains is under be held with DJB to ensure that developing the riverfront of the call number 9871010101 will recognised by the Election paper associations along with Vinay Jain said, Prime written, 'Stop the black mar- process. These two drains con- the waste water trapped in ISP Yamuna," he added. be displayed on the poster," Rai Commission as a state party. children and parents at Jantar Minister Narendra Modi had keting of white paper'. !"#! P!%& . % & R ) * / /

''()# Sessions Judge Rana that injuries are self-inflicted and injuries. Sunday afternoon, they said, ''()# from Ladpur village. pute with her son-in-law Pankaj CCTV footage established that superficial in nature," the pub- "Why did the jail conceal adding that he got some minor On February 14, a nurse of who is a criminal," said the Delhi court on Saturday the convict, Vinay Kumar lic prosecutor representing jail the fact about his injuries from injuries and was treated at the he Delhi Police has arrest- a private hospital in Paschim DCP. Adismissed the plea of Vinay Sharma, had inflicted superfi- authorities said. the court? Why are documents prison premises. Ted a man for allegedly Vihar was killed in Mundka "Pankaj suspected that his Kumar Sharma, one of the cial injuries on himself and was "The medical records say not being filed?" advocate A P The court had on February killing his gang member's while she was returning home wife terminated her pregnan- four death row convicts in the not suffering from any psy- he is not suffering from any Singh, appearing for the con- 17 issued fresh death warrants mother-in-law over some fam- from the hospital. "Ujjawal and cy twice due to her mother. Nirbhaya gangrape, claiming chological disorder. such mental illness and his vict, asked. for execution on March 3 at 6 ily dispute. Police has also his associates Ajit and Pankaj She also left him and started that he is suffering from insan- The psychologist, who checkup in any hospital is not However, the Tihar author- am against the four death row recovered one country-made shot dead the woman while she residing with her mother. ity, mental illness and schizo- appeared on behalf of the jail, required. He is under regular ities said "it's wrong to say he convicts in the Nirbhaya gang pistol and nine cartridges from was sitting in an e-rickshaw," Ujjawal also revealed that in phrenia. In court, Tihar author- said regular medical checkups check by the jail doctor. He had a plastered arm. It wasn't rape and murder case. the possession of the accused. said the DCP adding that the early February, his gang ities termed as a bundle of dis- of all four convicts were done talked to his mother and a fracture. It was only a slab It had issued fresh warrants The accused has been iden- victim received five bullet demanded Rs 15 lakh from the torted facts the claim by on a daily basis and they are all lawyer. So it's wrong to say that around his hand." against death row convicts — tified as Ujjawal Dabas, a resi- injuries and died on the spot. sarpanch of Ladpur village as Sharma that he is suffering fine. he is not able to recognise According to prison offi- Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), dent of Delhi. According to "The accused fled from the extortion. When the sarpanch from mental illness. "These (convict's claims) them," he said. cials, Sharma injured himself Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay (26) Pramod Singh Kushwaha, the spot in their car after killing the refused to pay, Ujjawal and Ajit Additional Session Judge are all a bundle of distorted The defence counsel said by banging his head on his and Akshay Kumar (31). This Deputy Commissioner of Police incident and later burnt the opened fire at him," said the Dharmender Rana rejected the facts. Doctor attended to him the convict has plaster on his prison cell's wall in Tihar Jail. is the third time that death war- (DCP), Special Cell, police had vehicle in Ladrawan village. DCPn adding that efforts are plea by Vinay Kumar Sharma. and found there was an injury. hand that shows he has frac- The incident happened in jail rants have been issued against received information and During investigation, it is found being made to apprehend Ajit The authorities told Additional They gave him medicine. All tures and not superficial number 3 on last week on them. arrested Ujjawal on Wednesday that the victim had some dis- and Pankaj. +,- +.+. '

' ! 0 2 / 4: 4 New Delhi: The Enforcement investors in multiple states Directorate on Saturday con- including Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai: India remained pro- form a healthcare model that are also important goals of the tor under the leadership of ducted searches at around a Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan tected from novel coronavirus can be emulated by other government," he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dozen locations in Delhi and and Haryana. due to its robust health sur- countries. Speaking about IIPS, Harsh who wants to deliver a New Uttar Pradesh in connection Over a dozen company veillance system, Union Health He said the doctor-to-pop- Vardhan said the name of the India by 2022. However, the last with its money laundering officials including the chief of Minister Harsh Vardhan said ulation ratio will also be as per prestigious institute often mile is yet to be reached," he probe against a Noida-based Bike Bot company, Sanjay Bhati, here on Saturday. WHO standards. appears in health surveys, and added. firm alleged to be involved in a have been sent behind bars by He also hailed qualified "India’s robust health sur- that researchers and students He urged researchers and ponzi scam, officials said. the Noida Police. A few health professionals for "resist- veillance system has been able passing out from the IIPS hard- young professionals to come up They said the raids are others wanted in the case are ing" the Ebola, Nipah virus and to stall novel coronavirus from ly remain unemployed. "Rather with innovative, out-of-box being conducted at about 12 absconding.The Garvit Swineflu in the past. entering the country. Similarly, many of them work for the UN ideas to resolve the unresolved premises in Delhi, Noida and Innovative Promoters Limited Speaking at the foundation Ebola, Nipah virus, Swineflu and other reputed organisa- issues in the healthcare sec- Lucknow under the Prevention (GIPL) company in Greater stone laying ceremony of the were also resisted by qualified significantly increased. The minister underlined tions," he added. tor.As part of the Centre’s of Money Laundering Act Noida had come out with multi- Academic and Administrative health professionals in the "The number of AIIMS that not a single woman should Harsh Vardhan further said efforts to management of Novel (PMLA) in connection with the level marketing scheme “Bike Building of the International country in the past," Harsh has gone up from 6 to 22. die of pregnancy and no child the country can reap the rich Coronavirus (COVID19), ‘Bike Bot’ case. The searches are Bot” and lured investors with a Institute for Population Vardhan said. Ayushman Bharat scheme has should go without dividends from these bright 21,805 passengers have been aimed to collect additional evi- promise of double returns in an Sciences (IIPS) here, the Health Speaking about the been started along with tertiary vaccines. minds and urged them to give brought under community sur- dence and documents to take year.They sought 62,100 in Minister said India is now in a achievements in the Health healthcare. Health and wellness "Besides eradication of TB something concrete to the veillance. In addition, 3,97,152 forward the probe in the case, investment for a motorcycle position to achieve the World sector, Harsh Vardhan said the centres and preventive health- and Kala-azar, zero deaths due country as per its needs. flight passengers and 9,695 the officials said. taxi and assured monthly Health Organisation’s (WHO) number of medical and post- care centres have also been set to diarrhea, control and elim- "Many milestones have travellers at sea ports have The Greater Noida-head- returns besides double the ‘Health for All’ goal and to graduation (PG) seats has been up," Harsh Vardhan said. ination of deaths due to Malaria been achieved in the health sec- been screened. PTI quartered Bike Bot taxi service investment amount in just one is accused of duping 3,000 to year but failed to deliver on the & , , 4,000 crore from 2.25 lakh promise, as per the police. PTI # & ! - ( & with its first-born calf which fell carcass. “We have deputed five 0 R *1, # +)'# into a swamp and died despite persons to distract the attention Patna: BJP national president JP Nadda on of the state". the efforts of the elephant herd of the elephants and by Friday Saturday called on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish The NDA, which in Bihar also includes Ram ''()# had jointly inaugurated the 3- t a time when the whole of to pull it out of the dangerous night, four of the elephants in the Kumar, his counterpart in the JD(U), and is Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party, had put up day fest on Friday here aiming ASouth India was shocked by area. The calf died last Sunday herd have left the spot and understood to have discussed among other its best-ever performance in the Lok Sabha elec- f you relish organic foods and to promote women entrepre- the act of a mother in Kannur of and since then the mother ele- went back to the interior forest. things the State polls due later this year. tion last year wherein it grabbed 39 out of the Iproducts, then, it’s time to neurship in the production as Kerala who murdered her 18- phant and other pachyderms in Now we are trying to remove the Accompanied by national general secretary 40 seats and established leads in over 220 out head to the ongoing Organic well as processing of organic month-old boy-child so that the heard are standing guard to mother elephant too from the Bhupendra Yadav, Deputy CM Sushil Kumar of the 243 assembly segments. Food Festival at the JLN products. Over 180 women she could live with her para- the carcass. The elephants, espe- spot. The unique bondage Modi and state BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal, Nadda earlier in the day addressed a meet- Stadium. Kiwi from Arunachal entrepreneurs and SHGs are mour, here comes the heart cially the mother elephant, do between the mother and the calf Nadda met the Chief Minister at his official res- ing of the party’s 14-member core committee, Pradesh, black wheat, pesto participating from over 25 rending story of a mother’s love not allow anyone to go near the is because of the fact that the idence here. JD(U) is an NDA ally running a which included Union ministers like Giriraj sauce from Ladakh, chia seeds States and UTs with varied and affection for her 18-month- swamp where the carcass is baby is the first child to be deliv- coalition government in Bihar. Singh, Nityanand Rai and Ashwini Kumar cookies and apricot oil from organic products on display. old ‘child’ who died accidental- lying,” said G Ramakrishnan, ered by the young mother,” said The assembly polls, to be held by November, Choubey. Uttarakhand among a wide Badal said that while other ly. The incident did not take Range Officer, Gudalur, told Ramakrishnan. are of vital importance for the coalition led by A disparaging remark by veteran RJD range of organic foods and parts of world are making spe- place in the civilised world of The Pioneer over phone from He said the elephants have the BJP, which has been sore after drubbings in leader Jagadanand Singh about the meeting products are available at the cial efforts to turn towards human beings but in deep Padanthorai.Ramakrishnan said not attacked anyone till now. Delhi and Jharkhand besides an unexpected set- between national presidents of the BJP and the stalls put up by the women organic production, India has forests of Gudalur Forest Range efforts are underway to remove According to a seniopr forest back in Maharashtra. Nadda shared pictures of JD(U), however, left the saffron party entrepreneurs. natural advantages which must in the Nilgiris. the herd from the spot where the official, the incident serves as a his meeting with Kumar — which lasted for over fuming. Union Minister for Food be leveraged. She further said Forest officials have been carcass is lying because there are proof that the mother-child 30 minutes — on his Twitter handle and hailed Singh, who heads the RJD’s state unit, Processing Industries that this organic festival can be moved by the tragic story of a possibilities of the elephants bondage is one and the same in the chief minister’s leadership of the NDA in likened the two parties to lame persons trying Harsimrat Kaur Badal and of international scale in near mother elephant’s attachment developing infection from the human beings as well as animals. Bihar for having "ensured all-round development to overcome the deficiency by tying up. PTI WCD Minister Smriti Irani future.

have blocked the Kalindi Kunj --- road, which leads to Noida P Sector 37. So, today it was From Page 1 decided that this allegation has The opneing of Kalindi to be done away with and the From Page 1 nity to view the historical mon- presidents, has not altered its breads like ‘Khasta Roti’, Kunj road number 9 will made route was opened," Sonu Warsi, The US President, his wife, ument suitably. Therefore, no menu for the last 41 years. ‘Bharwan Kulcha’. From Page 1 structure not only for the pre- it easy for commuters to ply to a protestor, said. "The decision daughter Ivanka Trump and official engagements or pres- Like his predecessors, Trump is also likely to be Justice Mishra, who is third sent but also for future. and from from Noida, said was also taken to give a gift to son-in-law Jared Kushner along ence of senior dignitaries from Trump is likely to dine at the gifted an apron with a painting in seniority in the apex court, “To strengthen judicial sys- residents. However, the Delhi the Supreme Court-appointed with a large US delegation, are the Indian side is envisaged iconic restaurant. It will be cus- of MF Husain. Legend has it expressed gratitude to the PM tem is the call of the day as it Police and the Noida Police interlocutors, whose interaction coming to India on a two-day there.” tomised according to his taste, that Husain was so impressed for inaugurating the confer- is the backbone of democracy were continuing to barricade it and mediation has helped visit on Monday. Modi will be with Trump they said. The hotel, however, with Bukhara that he painted ence. whereas legislature is the heart from one side. The develop- reopen the case. We have The Indian side’s reaction in Ahmedabad, where a public has not revealed anything his trademark horse on his can- He said India is the biggest and executive is the brain. All ment came after three days of opened the road and it is now came after a senior US admin- reception will be accorded to about the arrangements made vas while having food at the democracy in the world and these three organs of the state talks between the Supreme up to the Delhi Police and UP istration official, during a con- Trump and the US First Lady for Trump, including the food. restaurant. “people wonder how this have to work independently but Court-appointed interlocutors police to decide which vehicles ference call with journalists, on February 24, and in the Barack Obama had visited This trademark horse has democracy is functioning so in tandem to make democra- — senior advocates Sanjay they will allow," he added. said, “The President will arrive Delhi leg of the visit where offi- India twice in 2010 and 2015 as been replicated on the aprons successfully”. cy successful...”. Hegde and Sadhana After the talks on Friday, in India, in Ahmedabad... The cial engagements are envis- the President and he was served that are given as mementos to “India is a responsible and Referring to globalisation, Ramachandran — and the pro- Hegde had said the protesters, President and the First Lady aged on February 25,” they said. the ‘Obama platter’. Since then, the guests. These aprons will most friendly member of the he said, “but there is growing testers over the issue of diffi- in principle, were not funda- will then go with Prime Modi and Trump will go on a the dish has become a part of also be presented to the international community concern among masses of culty to commuters due to mentally against opening of Minister Modi to visit the Taj, roadshow to the world’s largest the menu and is also very Trumps, the sources said. under the stewardship of inter- being left out and deprived of blocking of roads. the non-protest side of the in Agra. They will then fly to cricket stadium in popular among the guests. When Obama had stayed nationally acclaimed vision- the gains of globalisation”. According to the police, the road if their security could be New Delhi and rest overnight Ahmedabad’s Motera. The Obama platter consists at the ITC Maurya in 2015, he ary Prime Minister Shri “The sense of injustice and protesters briefly opened a guaranteed in writing by the in New Delhi, and have a full Among the many welcome of tandoori jhinga, machhli was served food from the Narendra Modi,” he said. inequality being created by the small portion of a road leading Delhi Police under suitable program on Tuesday.” gestures for the guests, a tikka, murg boti Bukhara and hotel’s roof top European “India is committed to same looms large on us,” he to Kalindi Kunj so that locals orders of the apex court. Denying this, sources said ‘Trump platter,’ comprising sig- kebabs. restaurant WestView where he constitutional obligations and said, adding, “It has to be can pass through it with their "We will not be holding a here, “We have seen media nature dishes from ITC When Bill Clinton had vis- dined with top CEOs from dedicated to a peaceful and taken care of by all of us alike two wheelers. The Noida public interaction tomorrow reports regarding PM Modi’s Maurya’s restaurant Bukhara ited Bukhara as the president, India and US on January 26. secure world, free from terror- before it becomes lethal like Traffic Police, however, also to enable the protesters to come presence in Agra in connection here with a little customisation, the hotel had introduced The dinner was hosted at the ism. In the process of develop- coronavirus”. continued the restrictions on to an independent conclusion with the visit of President is likely to be laid out for the “Clinton platter” and “Chelsea Grand Presidential Floor. First ment, preservation of envi- He also referred to the the Uttar Pradesh side of the as to the way forward. We will Trump. The visit to the Taj visiting dignitary, sources said. platter.” Bukhara’s dishes are Lady Michelle Obama chose to ronment is considered contribution of an independent road, an official told PTI. return on Sunday only if we Mahal in Agra by the US The Bukhara restaurant, which mainly tandoor-based and has experience the famed Bukhara supreme,” he said. and robust bar and said there “It was being alleged deem it necessary and feasible President and the First Lady has hosted several heads of an assortment of kebabs, the cuisine and had a private din- Justice Mishra emphasised is no denying the fact that “bar repeatedly that the protestors to do so," he had said. will afford them the opportu- States, including former US signature ‘Dal Bukhara’ and ner with select members. on the need to strengthen the is the mother of judiciary”. judicial system saying, “Now Judges from over 20 coun- we are in the 21st century. 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Chief Minister are not present during her shouldn’t be any “low-level politics or petty ()*+ ,,, visit,” he asked. politics” on issues which are of national *&& From Page 1 Expressing anguish over exclusion of interest. Though there was no official reaction names of the two leaders from the event, “India comes under disrepute if we start --- from the Delhi Government on the issue, a Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Saurabh pulling each other’s legs. The Modi From Page 1 series of tweets by Sisodia, credited with edu- Bharadwaj said it has been a “protocol” and Government doesn’t influence the US, as to The women have cational reform in Delhi schools, indicated “convention” that the state leaders are pre- whom they invite or not,” he said. blocked road No. 66 the AAP dispensation’s unhappiness over it. sent when any foreign dignitary attends The Delhi Government introduced the which connects He said “happiness class” is “the solu- events in their States. happiness curriculum in July, 2018. Seelampur to Maujpur tion to all hate and narrow mindedness”. He also alleged that the names of According to the curriculum, students and Yamuna Vihar. “Education is meaningless without hap- Kejriwal and Sisodia have been dropped studying in classes 1-8 at Delhi Government Traffic was also blocked piness. I am happy that Delhi Govt schools from the guest list at the behest of the BJP- schools spend 45 minutes every day to attend due to the sudden are showing a path to the world. And the led Central Government. He referred to a “happiness classes” where they participate protest at the site. Social world is curious to know what we are doing Press conference by a BJP spokesperson to in activities like storytelling, meditation and activist Faheem Baig in happiness class,” he said. Earlier in the day, clarify the saffron party’s stand on the issue. question and answer sessions. Similarly, for said there is a resent- the Deputy Chief Minister told reporters that “If it (the Centre) has not asked it (the nursery and kindergarten students, the ment within the people the Delhi Government had received a US Embassy) to drop names of the CM and classes are held twice a week. against the way the request about Melania’s visit to a deputy CM, then it could have simply The Arvind Kejriwal-led Government Government is han- Government school. requested the Embassy to include their has been spending a large chunk of its bud- dling the issue. Shamim “If she (Melania) wants to come (to a names,” he said. get on education in the city in the last sev- Ahmed, a local cleric, Government school), we welcome her,” he “Instead of asking the US embassy for eral years. In its last budget, the Delhi gov- was in talks with the said. An AAP functionary argued that in the same, holding Press conference by a BJP ernment had set aside 25 per cent of its total protesters at Jaffrabad absence of the Chief Minister and his leader is a clear indication that it (BJP) is budget for the education sector, perhaps to persuade them to deputy, who will brief Melania about the involved in the entire matter,” Bharadwaj said highest among other States. Kejriwal led leave the site. A protest ‘happiness curriculum’. “Delhi Government’s when asked about the issue. AAP to a spectacular victory in the is already going on near happiness curriculum has been lauded On Kejriwal not being part of the guest Assembly polls primarily riding on his devel- the main Seelampur across the globe. Who will brief Melania list for Melania’s visit to the Delhi school, BJP opment agenda including reforms in the road and Kardampuri Trump if the Chief Minister and the Deputy spokesperson Sambit Patra said there health and education sectors. against the CAA. +,- +.+. +-. 1 / 7

''()# not been approved. waiting to be brought back the Chinese side. 100 Indians are still living in back its nationals as well as cit- An IAF transport plane home and the uncertainty over “The Chinese side Wuhan. izens from all neighbouring s India and China indulged C-17 is yet to fly to China to evacuation is causing them always attaches great Indian nationals in Wuhan countries. Ain blame game on an IAF bring back Indians and carry mental stress and anxiety. The importance to the continue their long wait for the As regards the travel advi- plane not getting permission to relief material for people affect- aircraft was to carry a large health and safety of flight. The delay is causing sory, currently, passengers from evacuate Indians from the ed by coronavirus there. consignment of medical sup- Indian nationals in them and their family members China, Hong Kong, Thailand, coronavirus-hit regions there, However, a Chinese embassy plies to China and bring back China, and provided in India tremendous mental South Korea, Singapore and New Delhi on Saturday issued spokesperson said the current more Indians from Wuhan. assistance and conve- anguish, said the sources. Japan are screened at 21 desig- a fresh advisory asking flyers to epidemic situation in Hubei Sources said, while the nience for the return of They said relief and evac- nated airports in the country avoid non-essential travel to province is complicated, and Chinese side continues to Indian citizens,” Ji fur- uation flights from other coun- for a possible exposure to the Singapore. It also said screen- the prevention and control of maintain that there was no ther said in reply to the tries including by France are novel coronavirus. Universal ing at airports is now being Covid-19 has entered into a delay in granting permission query. allowed to operate by China screening at airports is now planned for flight passengers critical stage. “There is no such for the flight to go, the clear- “We are carefully but the permission has not being planned for flights from coming to India from thing as China deliberately ance has ‘inexplicably’ not been assessing the ground come through in India’s case. Kathmandu, Indonesia, Kathmandu, Indonesia, delaying granting flight per- given. situation, as preven- “Are they not interested in Vietnam and Malaysia from Vietnam and Malaysia from mission,” spokesperson Ji Rong In a letter to President Xi tion work requires. Indian aid provided as our Monday, the health ministry Monday. said. Jinping earlier this month, Competent depart- token of support? Why are they said. The decision was taken India’s assertion that China India was to send its mili- Prime Minister Narendra Modi ments of the two creating roadblock in evacuat- during a review meeting was “deliberately delaying” tary transport aircraft to conveyed India’s solidarity to Modi’s commitment as a token tremendous shortage itself, countries are keeping coming our nationals from Wuhan chaired by the Cabinet permission to the IAF plane Wuhan, the epicentre of the the people and Government of of India’s solidarity, particular- given our ethos of helping oth- munication and coordination and putting them under hard- Secretary to take a stock of the was refuted by the Chinese coronavirus outbreak, on China in meeting the challenge ly in the 70th year of the ers in their hour of need,” said in this regard,” she said. ship and mental agony?” said status, actions taken and pre- embassy. Official sources said February 20 but the plane of the coronavirus outbreak anniversary of diplomatic rela- a source aware of the issue. The India’s national carrier Air a person aware of the issue. paredness of states and Union Japan, Ukraine and France could not take off as permis- and offered to provide assis- tions between the two coun- relief items include gloves, sur- India has already evacuated On February 17, India had Territories regarding manage- have been allowed to operate sion was not granted. tance to the country. tries. gical masks, feeding pumps around 640 Indians from announced that it will send C- ment of novel coronavirus here flights between February 16 Sources said, Indian India then put together “These supplies have been and defibrillators based on the Wuhan in two separate flights. 17 Globemaster, with medical on Saturday, the Ministry and 20 but India’s request has nationals stuck in Wuhan are relief supplies in pursuance of offered even as India faces requirements as indicated by According to estimates, over supplies to Wuhan, and bring said. $ % ! % . 41 2* ! ! : ''()# Savarkar Darshan Pratishthan in ''()# Trump”. It also said that the vacancies were the presence of former governor ''()# here, party spokesperson Sambit Janpath (residence of party pres- 69 lakh and remuneration would be “achche he ‘Savarkar Darshan of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh Patra said Trump’s visit will be a ident Sonia Gandhi) had allowed ongress general secretary Priyanka din”. TPratishthan’ has demanded and president organising com- he BJP on Saturday hit out at landmark moment in the Indo- former Prime Minister CGandhi Vadra on Saturday raised ques- The committee headed by Ahmedabad ‘Bharat Ratna’ for freedom fight- mittee, OP Kohli. Tthe Congress over its scepti- US relationship and advised the Manmohan Singh to develop tions over the funding of the committee mayor Bijal Patel held its first meeting at er Veer Savarkar. The organisation BJP President JP Nadda will cism about US President Donald Congress to “start taking pride Prime Minister Narendra Modi- formed to oversee various programmes dur- the Circuit House in Ahmedabad on announced a two-day All India be the Chief Guest at the Trump’s visit to India asking the in the nation’s achievements”. like rapport with international ing US President Donald Trump’s Saturday. Conference starting February 26 Inaugural session on February 26 Opposition party, why it is “This is a meeting of the world’s leaders. Ahmedabad visit on February 24. She The formation of the committee, first on Savarkar’s life, thoughts, ideas and the session will be presided unhappy when the country’s largest and oldest democracies Trump’s visit will be a land- wondered what the Government is “hiding announced as Donald Trump Nagarik and philosophy titled— ‘Akhil over by Union Minister Nitin stature is being raised globally. and it should be celebrated,” he mark moment in Indo-US rela- under the guise” of the committee. Abhivadan Samiti by Ministry of External Bharatiya Swatantrayvir Savarkar Gadkari. Tourism Minister The BJP said there are times said adding, “There are times tions and the “100 crore is Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, had Sahitya Sammelan’ where the Prahlad Patel will be Guest of when political parties should when political parties should Congress should P being spent on the drawn flak from the Congress. demand for Bharat Ratna will be Honour in the programme and keep aside their identities and keep aside their identities and “start taking pride visit of President Congress spokesperson Randeep made in the presence of several valedictory address will be given “think as one nation”. think as one nation.” in the nation’s Trump. But this Surjewala had asked Prime Minister Union Ministers including Home by Home Minister Amit Shah on The BJP’s counter came a Underlining that Trump achievements”, he added. money is being spent through a committee. Narendra Modi to explain who all are in this Minister Amit Shah. the concluding day on February day after the Congress said himself has said multiple times Responding to the Congress’ The members of the committee do not know Samiti. The objective of the confer- 27. Trump’s visit should not become that India is a hard bargainer, questions about what the coun- that they are its members. Does the coun- “Why is Gujarat Government spending ence is to highlight the relevance “Now, it is the time to under- an extension of the US presi- Patra said the Congress should try will gain from this visit, Patra try not have the right to know which 120 Crore for a 3 hour event organised by of Savarkar’s thoughts in present stand and propagate ideas, dential election campaign but not be worried about India’s said the latest defense equipment Ministry gave how much money to the com- an unknown Pvt entity? India values its vis- context. “His persona and deeds thoughts and contribution of Veer yield concrete results for India. interests. and the deals that the US was mittee? What is the Government hiding iting dignitaries but pl note- Diplomacy is are incomparable in the history of Savarkar. This national conven- The visit should not be reduced With Prime Minister offering to India were never under the guise of the committee?” the serious Government business & not a modern India. His commitment tion will certainly help not only to to a photo opportunity or a PR Narendra Modi’s hardwork, offered during the UPA regime. Congress general secretary tweeted. series of photo-ops & event management to the cause of freedom struggle understand him better but his phi- exercise that would devalue the India’s relations with other coun- Patra said close cooperation The Congress also took a swipe at the tactics,” Surjewala asked. and ideological perspective has losophy as well,” said Dr Sanjeev importance of Indo-US part- tries have further strengthened with the White House has ‘Donald Trump Nagrik Abhinandan Samiti’ The Congress had said the Trump visit made him a great person. He was Tiwari, Joint Secretary, Organising nership, the Congress had said. from Sochi to Mallapuram, he ensured that India remains at the with a parody advertisement on its official should not become an extension of the US source of inspiration for millions Committee. He said the organi- Addressing a Press confer- said. Taking a dig at the front and centre of Trump’s Twitter handle. The poster read ‘hiring now’ presidential election campaign but yield con- of freedom fighters of India,” said zation will demand for a Bharat ence at the BJP headquarters Congress, Patra asked if 10 strategic blueprint. for job of “waving at US President Donald crete results for India. Ravindra Sathe, Secretary, Ratna for Savarkar. 2Q $*R 5 3 ? # # + 0+ " C

''()# multi-linguist, Nehru laid the foun- excludes millions of residents and cit- ! ''()# understand the role of the dation of the universities, academies izens,” he said. Centre in the NRC. n an apparent attack on the ruling and cultural institutions of Modern Singh also extensively quoted ''()# day after Maharashtra Accompanied by his son IBJP at the Centre, former Prime India. But for Nehru’s leadership, Nehru, saying he had asked, “Who is AChief Minister Uddhav and a Minister in his Cabinet, Minister Manmohan Singh on independent India would not have this Bharat Mata?, whose victory you he Centre has dismissed Manipur Thackeray met Prime Minister Uddhav met Sonia and held Saturday said that nationalism and the become what it is today,” Singh said. wish?” TUniversity Vice Chancellor Adya Narendra Modi and gave a discussions on the current slogan of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ are being “But unfortunately, a section of “The mountains and rivers, forests Prasad Pandey following complaints of thumbs up to the amended cit- political situation and CAA- misused to construct a “militant and people who either do not have the and fields are of course dear to every- financial and administrative irregulari- izenship legislation, Congress NPR-NRC. This was the first purely emotional” idea of India that patience to read history or would like one, but what counted ultimately is the ties.The Human Resource Development leader and former Union (CAA) and National meeting of Thackeray with excludes millions of residents and cit- to be deliberately guided by their prej- people of India... Spread out all over (HRD) Ministry on Friday dismissed Minister Manish Tewari on Population Register (NPR) has Sonia Gandhi after the forma- izens. udices, try their best to picture Nehru vast land,” Singh quoted Nehru as say- Pandey after in an inquiry report he was Saturday said Thackeray become a bone of contention tion of the coalition govern- Addressing a gathering at the in a false light. But I am sure, history ing. found indulging in “financial and admin- requires a briefing on among the allies in ment in Maharashtra. AICC launch of a book on Jawaharlal Nehru’s has a capacity to reject fake and false Nehru makes a very significant istrative irregularities, including mis- Citizenship Amendment Rules Maharashtra, as the Congress general secretary in-charge of works and speeches, Singh said that if insinuations and put everything in and time relevant remark on the dan- conduct, dereliction of duties, abuse of — 2003. Thackeray had also and the NCP are opposed to Maharashtra Mallikarjun India is recognised in the comity of proper perspective,” he said. gers of leadership falling into a trap and power and lack of commitment, causing called on Congress chief Sonia the measures. Kharge and Shiv Sena leaders nations as a vibrant democracy and, if The book ‘Who is Bharat Mata’ getting removed far away from the great harm to the academic environment Gandhi where the controversial Tewari’s remarks came a Aaditya Thackeray and Sanjay it is considered as one of the impor- contains selections from Nehru’s clas- common people whom they are sup- and bringing the varsity into disrepute”. CAA was discussed. day after Thackeray met Modi Raut were also present during tant world powers, it was the first sic books Autobiography, Glimpses of posed to serve, Singh said. “Conceit, Pandey was placed under suspension in “CM Maharashtra Uddhav and said that nobody should the meeting. Prime Minister, who should be recog- World History and the Discovery of like fat on the human body, grows 2018 after violent protests erupted on the Thackeray requires a briefing feel threatened by the CAA or The meeting came soon nised as its main architect. India; his speeches, essays and letters imperceptibly, layer upon layer and the varsity’s campus which led to prolonged on CAA — 2003 to understand NPR as these measures are not after Thackeray asserted that Nehru had led this country in its from pre and post independence person whom it affects is uncon- shutdown of the institute. how NPR is basis of NRC. meant to drive away anyone one does not have to fear the volatile and formative days when it years; and some of his most revealing scious of the daily accretion. “The President of India, on consid- Once you do NPR, you cannot from the country. CAA and no one will thrown adopted a democratic way of life, interviews. It was first brought out in Fortunately, the hard knocks of a eration of facts and materials available on stop NRC. On Citizenship Thackeray made the out of the country due to NPR, accommodating divergent social and English and now its Kannada transla- mad world tone it down or even record and reply submitted by Adya Amendment Act (CAA), he remarks at a Press conference soon after meeting Modi. He political views, Singh said. India’s first tion has been released. squash it completely, and there has Prasad Pandey... In exercise of the power needs to be reacquainted with held after his meeting with said an atmosphere is also Prime Minister, who was very proud “It is a book of particular relevance been no lack of these hard knocks for conferred upon him in terms of sections design of Indian Constitution Prime Minister on Friday, the being created in the country of Indian heritage, assimilated it, and at a time when Nationalism and the us in India. The school of life has been 13 of Manipur University Act, 2005, has that religion cannot be basis of first after he took over as the that the National Register of harmonised them into the needs of a slogan of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ are being difficult one, and suffering is a hard been pleased to dismiss him from his post Citizenship,” he said. Chief Minister. “We discussed Citizens (NRC) is dangerous new modern India, he said misused to construct a militant and task master,” he quoted Nehruo as with immediate effect,” the HRD Ministry Thackeray’s stand on the CAA and NPR,” Thackeray people have to queue up to “With an inimitable style, and a purely emotional idea of India that saying. order stated. Citizenship Amendment Act said, adding he has come to prove their citizenship.

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Reckitt Benckiser vehicle with the narrative of a tion of the International Judicial Hailing a vibrant judiciary, Devgan, actress Shilpa Shetty have Healthcare campaign for ‘Moov ‘Makhkhan Jaisi Ride’ concept. “It was Conference 2020 – ‘Judiciary and legislature and executive, the PM been found to making misleading Advance Diclofenac Gel’ with claims observed that the protagonist - a the Changing World’ at the said, “Respecting each other’s juris- and false claims. of being ‘#1 Doctor recommended policeman in uniform who himself Supreme Court, Modi spoke about diction and dignity, these three pil- Bollywood star Ajay Devgn’s ad active for acute pain relief’ was also should be abiding by traffic rules, recent crucial judgements, in an lars of the Constitution have for Dabur Babool Ayurvedic Paste considered misleading, it said. shown performing such stunts was apparent reference to path-break- resolved various challenges faced and Hindustan Unilever’s (HUL) Orient Electric’s advertisement inappropriate. The TVC shows dan- ing verdicts including in the polit- by the country on several occa- campaign for Rexona Whitening having legendary cricketer gerous practices, stunts in normal ically-sensitive Ayodhya case. sions. were among the marketing efforts Mahendra Singh Dhoni was found to traffic conditions which manifests a The Prime Minister said no “We are proud of having found as “misleading”. Similarly, be “misleading by implication”. “It disregard for safety,” it said. country or society in the world can ! , 1 2 3 4 % ! - developed such a rich tradition in cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s ad was observed that while the adver- A complaint against a drama ser- claim to achieve holistic develop- 3 " 3 " India. In the last five years, various for Orient Electric found misleading tisement claims to have ‘flicker con- ial promo indicating the protagonist ment without gender justice and 3 #5#5- , !" institutions of India have further by Advertising Standards Council of trol technology’, it visually depicts ‘no doing self-harm by stifling her neck referred to laws on transgenders, strengthened this tradition”. India (ASCI). flicker’ or absence of any flicker,” with a cloth (duppata) was also ‘triple talaq’ and on the rights of would benefit the justice delivery sion. Before these judgements were He also referred to the Centre’s According to ASCI, the Dabur ASCI said on Orient ad. The adver- upheld. “The drama serial’s promo ‘Divyang’ (persons with disabili- system to a large extent. delivered, several apprehensions endeavour in repealing 1,500 campaign on television and Youtube tisement’s claim “Livfast Inverter contains a specific visual of the ties). He said the government has He also referred to synchroni- were being expressed about the archaic laws and said, “Speed has had a message in Hindi which alleges and batteries have 25% faster charg- female protagonist stifling her neck also taken steps to give rights to sation of artificial intelligence with consequences. But look what hap- been demonstrated not only in that ordinary white toothpastes are ing and provides 25% extra backup” with a cloth (duppata) and then turn- women in military service and in human wisdom and said it would pened! 1.3 billion Indians whole- doing away with irrelevant laws but cheating consumers and the cheating featuring cricketer Dhoni was also ing her body in upside down position. providing paid maternity leave bring “speed to delivery of justice”. heartedly accepted the judicial also in enacting new legislations will stop by using its toothpaste. “The inadequately substantiated. Such visuals shows a dangerous act for 26 weeks. He also hailed the “In addition, in the changing verdicts,” Modi said. aimed at strengthening the social advertisement featuring celebrity Taking a strong note of mislead- (indicative of self-harm) with a dis- Indian judiciary for redefining times, issues like data protection, He said it is going to be a fabric”. Ajay Devgan was considered mis- ing advertisements on Television, regard for safety and it is likely to environmental jurisprudence to cyber crimes pose new challenges decade of remarkable changes The Indian Constitution guar- leading. The advertisement also den- Print, Youtube and other social media encourage minors to emulate such an strike a balance between develop- for the judiciary,” he said in his across the world which will impact antees gender justice under the igrated the entire category of “calci- plateforms, the ASCI has probed act which could cause harm or ment and ecological protection. inaugural address. all frontiers, be it society, economy, provisions of the right to equality, um containing white” toothpastes complaints against 408 and upheld injury,” ASCI added. VLCC Health Modi, while emphasising on “In recent times, there have or technology, and these changes Modi said, adding that India is while implying superiority of their complaints against 248 while 137 Care’s print and television ad claim the use of technology and the inter- been some critical judicial judge- need to be rational as well as just “among few nations which has ayurvedic toothpaste,” it said. were promptly withdrawn by the ‘Add figure to your shape in just one net, said it would help in proce- ments and decisions which have and fair. Talking about the con- ensured the right to vote for In the case of HUL, an ad for advertisers. session’ was not substantiated with dural management of courts and been the subject of global discus- tribution of Mahatma Gandhi, the women since independence”. PTI Rexona Whitening Roll-On in A television ad shows a police- treatment efficacy data, it said. +,- +.+. 3

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! 5 54# Gandhi in New Delhi, Shiv once again Ayodhya on with the “secular” and NCP to Uddhav’s visit to Ayodhya Sena’s spokesperson and MP November 24, 2019, had post- form a Maha Vikas Agadhi comes at a time when there is 1 > 1 n an apparent effort to reiter- Sanjay Nirupam said that poned his visit then, owing to government in Maharashtra. absolutely no consensus Iate that there is no erosion in Uddhav would visit Ayodhya the impasse in the government The perception that has been between the Shiv Sena and its Hyderabad: Amid continuing "If there is denial (for per- his party’s Hindutva credentials along with a large number of formation in the state. The pub- gaining ground in the state ruling allies – Congress and anti-CAA protests in parts of mission for holding protests) even after forming a Shiv Sainiks to have darshan of lic perception was that the Sena political circles that in order to NCP over the Citizenship the country, Hyderabad Police there are reasons. Some vested Government with “secular” Lord Rama there. would soft-peddle its Hindutva ensure that there is no threat to Amendment Act (CAA), Commissioner Anjani Kumar interests have approached Congress and NCP, “On March 7, Chief agenda as long as it is running its government in the state the National Population Register on Saturday said no Shaheen courts and the court has given Maharashtra Chief Minister Minister Uddhav Thackeray the government in the state with ruling Shiv Sena is not pursu- (NPR) and National Register of Bagh type stir would be guidelines and court guidelines Uddhav Thackeray will visit will visit Ayodhya on March 7 the Congress and NCP. ing the Hindutva as vigorously Citizens (NRC). allowed in the city. are supreme. Ayodhya on March 7 to mark along with innumerable Shiv It may be recalled that as it was doing earlier. So much While the Congress and The top cop requested Whatever conditions we the completion of 100 days of Sainiks. He will have darshan of Uddhav had on November 25, so that its erstwhile ally BJP has NCP have opposed CAA and political parties and others to are putting it is as per judgment the Maha Vikas Aghadi Lord Shriram in the afternoon. 2018 – along with his wife been taking pot shots at the Shiv NPR, Uddhav has gone and apply for permission as per of the High Court," the police Government led by him. He will perform Aarati on the Rashmi and son Aditya, had Sena for giving up on its announced his full support for proper procedure for holding chief said. In an announcement made ghats of Sarayu river. Please be visited Ayodhya. On June 16, Hindutva agenda for the sake of the CAA and extended his “in- protests. Reacting to a query, a day after the Chief Minister part of the historic occasion,” 2019 year after the Lok Sabha power. It is in the backdrop that principle” support to NPR. In "There is no Shaheen Bagh 6 ! 7 Additional Commissioner of met Prime Minister Narendra Raut tweeted. polls, he once again visited Uddhav has scheduled his visit the process, Uddhav has rubbed like incident in Hyderabad. Police, (Law & Order)D S Modi, Union Home Minister Uddhav, who had Ayodhya and offered prayers at to Ayodhya on the occasion of the NCP and Congress the Do not compare Hyderabad During such protests at Chauhan said right to protest Amit Shah, veteran BJP leader announced after the Supreme the makeshift Ram Lalla shrine. his government completing 100 wrong way. However, there does with places where all these other places in the country, does not mean right to con- LK Advani and Interim Court verdict in the Ayoidhya However, atmosphere has days in office. not seem to any threat to the negative things are happening. there have been burning of tinued protests every day. Congress president Sonia dispute case that he would go changed after he joined hands Significantly enough, MVA government in the state. Nothing like Shaheen Bagh vehicles, firing, people sitting At Shaheen Bagh in New will be allowed in Hyderabad. for a month on dharna, but in Delhi, protesters have been on Impossible," Anjani Kumar Hyderabad such things are not a sit-in against the new citi- told reporters. happening, he said. zenship law for over two 3$0 3 -* 6 "" %- The Hyderabad Police will It is only because months. take legal action if common Hyderabad Police are concerned Two interlocutors were 8 O&: public is put to inconvenience, about safety, security and com- appointed by the Supreme " Q he reiterated. fort of common public, he said. Court to initiate talks with the Political protests are "...At every place if you protesters. &55 P % important butlaw and order is want to sit on dharna then it Protests have also been Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh to be purchased under it was and Pratapgarh. more important, Kumar said, will cause inconvenience to organised in different parts of Government on Saturday sus- procured from one firm in National Health Mission's ! 5 54# Pathan, who has come in adding, Hyderabad city has common public and hence we the city by different organisa- pended Unnao District Jaunpur at rates higher than the Additional Managing Director severe criticisms from all quar- seen more than 200 have taken legal action and tions including political parties Magistrate Devendra Kumar market rates, the spokesman Jasjeet Kaur has been made the ours after the Karnataka ters for his controversial “15 protests/rallies (anti- booked cases pertaining to against the CAA, National Pandey over alleged irregulari- said, adding the quality of the Shamli DM, replacing Akhilesh Hpolice registered an FIR crore hain hum lekin 100 crore Citizenship Amendment Act some places where the protests Register of Citizens and National ties in expenditure of Composite purchased goods too was below Singh who has been moved to for his “15 crore...” remark, All pe bhari hain" statement, clar- and also pro-CAA). were held," he said. Population Register. PTI School Grant fund of the Basic the prescribed standards, the Saharanpur, the spokesperson India Majlis-E-Ittehadul ified: “An impression is being Shiksha Department. spokesperson said. said. Banking Cooperative's Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader created in the media that I am Kannauj DM Ravindra The firm too was not regis- Additional Registrar Andra Waris Pathan on Saturday anti-national and thatI am Kumar will be the new district tered under the GST, he added. Vamsi has been made Jhansi said if people have been hurt by against Hindus. The statement 1 567 magistrate of Unnao, an official The district basic education DM in place of Shiv Sahai my words I take them back. I made that 15 crore will be too spokesperson said. officer involved in the case too Awasthi, who will be the new Addressing a news con- much for 100. It does not In an inquiry conducted by had been suspended earlier, he special secretary of Sugar and ference with his party’s MLA mean that I have made this the Lucknow commissioner, said. The irregularity pertains to Sugarcane Department, he said, Sayed Imtiyaz Jaleel, Pathan statement against Hindus in the *$20. Unnao DM Pandey has been purchase of sweaters, sports kit, adding Medical Education's said, “I would like to make country” found prima facie responsible footwear, socks, books, fur- Special Secretary Rupesh Kumar once again clear that I have “What I meant was 15 for taking wrong decisions in nishings and similar gadgets and Pratapgarh DM Markandey not said any such thing that crore Musilms are unhappy =55 DGP said, "a cordon & spending the Composite School for schools run by the UP Shahi will swap posts. wrong inferences could be over CAA so are people from search operation was launched Grant fund in the district and in Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad. Home and Jail drawn on my statement and I religions and castes who have irector General of Jammu jointly by police and security implementation of various pro- Besides Ravindra Kumar, Administration's Special have been targeted for the faith in the Constitution. Like D& Kashmir Police, Dilbagh forces in Gund Baba Khali grammes linked to it, the the government also transferred Secretary Bhupendra S same. I see a political con- Jhansi Rani, our women are Singh, Saturday claimed the area of Sangam in District spokesperson added. 12 other senior IAS officers, Chaudhary and Kushinagar spiracy in this to defame me out on the streets protesting total number of active terror- Anantnag after receiving cred- The inquiry has found that including district magistrates DM Anil Kumar Singh too will and my party. against CAA. But, there are ists in the State has come down ible inputs. During the search most of the material which had of Shamli, Saharanpur, Banda swap posts. PTI “Despite all this if any of some 100 people who are to less than 250 due to sus- operation, the hiding terrorists my words have hurt anyone, I clearly against 15 crore tained counter terrorism oper- fired on the search party. The am withdrawing my words Muslims in the country. They ations by the joint team of secu- fire was retaliated leading to an only because I am a true citi- may be RSS, BJP, Bhajrang Dal rity forces. encounter. In the ensuing 4 "; zen of this country and I feel or from other parties and Since January 1, 2020 a encounter, 02 terrorists were proud to call myself an Indian,” organisations. I had made my total number of 25 terrorists killed and the bodies were their cool even on occasions of Pathan said. statement in this context that have been eliminated by the retrieved from the site of +)'# rude behaviour by some pas- “Like I have said before I we 15 crore will be heavy on security forces in around one encounter". sengers in their eagerness not to take pride in my country. I am these 100people, dozen operations and about 40 DGP said, the killed ter- he commandos of the miss a flight,” said Reddy while a true Indian Muslim No can “These 100 who want to over ground workers have been arrested preventing major terrorists have been identified as TCentral Industrial Security addressing the CISF comman- challenge or raise questions divide this country by bring- ror strikes on vital security Naveed Ahmad Bhat and Aqib Force (CISF) guarding the vital does who had successfully com- about my love and respect ing this law. There are also installations. Ahmad Bhat both residents of installations of the country got pleted their training. towards this great nation and journalists among 100 people Briefing media persons Kulgam. a pat on the shoulders from Minister said he was literally The Minister reminded the people who live here who claim themselves as most after another successful oper- As per police records, the none other than G Kishan moved by the calm and cool them that the CISF have been whether they are Hindus, patriotic persons – partici- ation in Sangam area of slain terrorists were affiliated Reddy, Union Minister of State behaviour of the CISF staff at air- entrusted with great responsi- Dalits, Sikhs, Parsis or any pating in prime time Anantnag district in the wee with proscribed terror outfit for Home Affairs on Saturday. ports despite the crude behav- bilities on its shoulders and this one. I have never criticised any debates in the night, twist and hours of saturday, DGP said LeT and were wanted by law for Addressing the passing out iour of some of the passengers. has enabled them to be the ‘pride religion at any point of time. I turn a single statement of security forces gunned down their complicity in terror parade of the new recruits of the “I have been a witness to pillars of the economy. “The lives respect and will continue to mine to suit their agenda. two local Lashkar-e- Toiba crimes including attacks on para military force at Regional how the CISF personnel conduct of the people and the key assets respect all religions. I also They are instigating the peo- terrorists in Anantnag early security establishments and Training Centre at Arakkonam, their duties in the airports. I of the nation are in your hands,” respect the practisioners of ple in the country,” the Saturday morning. civilian atrocities. 75 km from Chennai, the Union often observe that they maintain said Reddy. these religions, “ Pathan said. AIMIM leader said. ! 3! 1 3 6 3 0 0 - 3 03 4 / 6 ' Bhadohi (UP): Police on (SP) Ram Badan Singh told to undergo medical examina- Ballia (UP): BJP's outspoken Bairia Saturday gave a clean chit to newspersons here. tion, he added. 7 .0 @< MLA Surendra Singh has described the local BJP MLA Ravindra Nath "Tripathi's nephew The complainant, a ongoing Anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Tripathi in a gangrape case as Sandeep Tiwari has been widow, had alleged that she Guwahati: The High-Level Committee on Bagh in New Delhi as a global con- "no evidence" was found arrested on charge of rape," he was first raped by Tiwari in Implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord will for- spiracy by Muslim countries to "divide against him and arrested his said. 2016. She said she did not mally submit its report to the Assam Government on the country". nephew, officials said. Another member of the lodge a complaint back then as February 25, senior State Minister Himanta Biswa The Shaheen Bagh protest against Five others, who had also family, Neetesh, who had been Tiwari had promised to marry Sarma said on Saturday. the CAA and proposed NRC is a con- been named in an FIR lodged named in the FIR, has been her, Singh had said on The committee, which is headed by Justice (retired) spiracy sponsored by Muslim countries on Wednesday, were also booked for manhandling and Wednesday. B K Sharma, will submit the report to Chief Minister at the global level, Singh told reporters absolved of rape charges by the abusing the woman, he added. She alleged that in the Sarbananda Sonowal in the presence of the entire state here on Friday night. district police, they said. The officer said that after run-up to the 2017 Uttar cabinet, Sarma told reporters here. "This dharna is being staged to The FIR was lodged the woman's statement was Pradesh Assembly polls, she The High Level Committee (HLC), he said, had clar- divide the country," he added. against Tripathi and his kin on recorded before a magistrate, was kept at a hotel for a month ified in a press statement issued by Justice Sharma's office Prone to making controversial a complaint by a 40-year-old the probe was handed over to by Tiwari. All the seven on February 20 that the report has been completed and statements, he also attacked All India woman who had alleged that a two-member team, including accused would visit the hotel is currently with the state government's Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) they had raped her in 2017. the Gulafsha women's police and repeatedly rape her, he Assam Accord Implementation Department in chief Asaddudin Owaisi and described "During investigation, no station incharge. had said. sealed cover. Sarma, who is the state finance minister, him as an "enemy of the country". evidence was found against the The team failed to find any She also claimed that said the chief minister will send the report to Union "The internal feelings of Owaisi Bhadohi MLA and five others. evidence to corroborate her when she got pregnant, she Home Minister Amit Shah who will go through it and are against India. In reality, Owaisi is They have been given a clean charges, Singh said. was forced to undergo abor- if required, call the committee members to New Delhi the enemy of the country. Though he chit," Superintendent of Police The woman also refused tion, the officer had said.PTI for further discussions. PTI resides here, his feelings and beliefs are pro-Pakistan," said Singh. "If his DNA test is conducted, it "3 3 will be proved that like Jinnah, he + wants to make India a Muslim country," said Singh. $%' 0 The BJP legislator added that senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan > 3 /8# Q& R had termed Bharat Mata a "dayan", but he was set right by Chief Minister Yogi Bengaluru: An activist of the Adityanath and the country's right wing group Sri Ram Ahmedabad: The "fascist alliance" gion," the 168 signatories said in the let- expedited citizenship offered to other Constitution. PTI Sena has announced a boun- between "forces attempting to erode ter. minority groups". ty of 10 lakh for killing democracy and curb freedom of speech "We cannot stand by as families are It said the Modi government was Amulya Leona who shouted and religion" is dangerous not just for deprived of their homes in order to all set to enact the National Register of pro-Pakistan slogans at an India but the world as a whole, a group make room for those who wish to Citizens, "which European Union anti-CAA event here recently. of over 160 academicians, activists and remove citizens from their countries. members have warned could precipi- In a video footage, the students from Gujarat said in an open We unequivocally condemn this fascist tate the largest statelessness crisis in the activist Sanjeev Maradi is letter against the "Namaste Trump" alliance, and urge the Indian State to world". heard asking the government event. prioritise the needs of its citizens over "In the past year alone, an unprece- not to release the woman or US President Donald Trump will the greed of the global elite," the sig- dented 69,550 migrant children were else he will kill her. arrive in Ahmedabad on February 24 natories said. separated from their families and held Maradi is heard saying and will take part along with Prime They include activist and danseuse in government custody. The list of "The state and the central Minister Narendra Modi in an event, Mallika Sarabhai and academicians detained migrants included 52 Indian government should not release christened 'Namaste Trump, in the from institutes like Indian Institute of nationals, one of whom died in US cus- her under any circumstances. newly-constructed Motera stadium Management-Ahmedabad and CEPT tody in May of last year...." the letter If she is released, we will here. University. They claimed India and alleged. While Trump enacted a ban kill her in an encounter," "With a spectacular rise in global USA had seen a rise of "authoritarian against refugees and migrants from sev- Maradi is heard saying at a fascism today, this alignment between politics" in recent years, with Modi and eral Muslim-majority countries, India protest rally organised by the the largest democracy in the world and Trump at the helm. The letter claimed has enacted the CAA, they said in the outfit in Ballari against the most powerful one is dangerous not Trump was "unreservedly racist, letter. Amulya Leona on Saturday. only for India, but for the world as a Islamophobic, xenophobic, and anti- In the context of "crores" being "We on behalf of Sri Ram whole. We cannot in good conscience poor," while Modi had enacted the spent on the 'Namaste Trump' event, Sena will give a bounty of Rs support this alliance between forces Citizenship Amendment Act that bars the letter claimed the "privileging of for- 10 lakh to the person who kills that are attempting to erode democra- "Muslims from neighbouring Muslim- eign capital over local needs is sadly her," he added. PTI cy and curb freedom of speech and reli- majority countries from receiving familiar". PTI +,- +.+. + 0 9

Seoul: South Korea on &! 3 Saturday reported an eight-fold .57 # @ > jump in viral infections in four days to 433, most of them > linked to a church and a hos- % # pital in and around the coun- 4 try’s fourth-largest city, where Addis Ababa: The World Riyadh: Finance ministers and on effects for the global econ- health workers scrambled to Health Organisation warned central bank governors from omy. Codogno (Italy): Streets were screen more than 9,000 wor- on Saturday that African health G20 nations weighed the poten- The virus has now claimed deserted and residents shippers. systems would be ill-equipped tial impact of the coronavirus 2,345 lives in China, cutting off warned to keep out of an There’s concern that the to respond to the deadly coro- epidemic on the world econo- transportation and forcing busi- emergency room on Saturday death toll, currently at two, navirus outbreak should cases my as they met in Riyadh nesses to close their doors. in an Italian town placed could grow. Virus patients start to proliferate on the con- Saturday for a two-day gather- The impact of the epidem- under lockdown as a second with signs of pneumonia or tinent. ing. ic could see a “V-shaped” tra- death from coronavirus other serious conditions at the WHO chief Tedros At the meeting in Saudi jectory, with a sharp decline in sparked fears throughout the Cheongdo hospital were Adhanom Ghebreyesus called Arabia, the first Arab nation to China’s GDP followed by a region. transferred to other facili- on African Union member hold the G20 presidency, finan- sharp recovery, but the situation “No entry” read the sign ties, 17 of them in critical states “to come together to be cial leaders from the world’s top could have more dire conse- on the emergency room in condition, Vice Health more aggressive in attacking” 20 economies are also seeking quences for other countries as the small town of Codogno Minister Kim Gang-lip told the virus, known as COVID- consensus on ways to achieve a the impacts spill over, said IMF with a population of 15,000 reporters. 19. “Our biggest concern con- global taxation system for the chief Kristalina Georgieva. where three people have He said that the outbreak tinues to be the potential for digital era. At the core of discussions at already tested positive for had entered a serious new COVID-19 to spread in coun- The gathering comes amid the gathering is an action plan the virus, including one 38- phase, but still expressed cau- tries with weaker health sys- growing alarm over the new to shield the world economy — year old man now on life sup- tious optimism that it can be 21/9 :.12-- tems,” Tedros said during a coronavirus as Chinese author- already facing a slowdown — port. contained to the region sur- meeting of African health min- ities lock down millions of from the impact of the out- On Saturday, Italian news rounding Daegu, where the isters at AU headquarters in people to prevent the spread of break, said French Finance agency ANSA reported a sec- first case was reported on % - Addis Ababa. AFP the disease, with major knock- Minister Bruno Le Maire. AFP ond death from the virus in Tuesday. 7 ! the Lombardy region, where In some positive news, Codogno is located. China said Saturday the daily al fight against the virus. It came one day after the count of new virus cases there By Saturday morning, the (# # death of a 78-year-old retired fell significantly to 397, though city of 2.5 million and nearby " ' #< bricklayer from the Padua another 109 people died of areascounted 352 cases, includ- # & area in the nearby Veneto COVID-19, the disease caused ing the two fatalities in the Tehran (Iran): Iranian health face masks. city. Minoo Mohraz, an Iranian region, who was the first by the new virus. Most of the Cheongdo hospital. authorities on Saturday report- Health Ministry spokesman health ministry official, had local person in Europe to die new cases and all but three of The central government Washington: Thousands of talking points and conspiracies, ed a sixth death from the new Kianoush Jahanpour made said Friday that the virus “pos- from the coronavirus. the deaths were in Hubei has declared the area as a Russian-linked social media including suggesting that the virus that emerged in China, Saturday’s announcement for sibly came from Chinese work- ANSA reported that the province, where the outbreak “special management zone” accounts have launched a coor- CIA is behind the virus that has and said the fatality was from the latest figures on state TV, but ers who work in Qom and trav- new victim was a woman. No started. and is channeling support to dinated effort to spread alarm claimed more than 2,300 lives, among 10 new confirmed cases did not specify when the fifth elled to China.” She did not elab- further information was The new figures, along ease a shortage in hospital about the new coronavirus, dis- mostly in China. of the virus in Iran. death occurred. orate. immediately available. with an upward revision of beds, medical personnel and rupting global efforts to combat “Russia’s intent is to sow dis- So far, 28 cases have been Two people had died earli- A Chinese company has Italy’s Health Minister Hubei’s earlier count, brought equipment. the epidemic, US officials told cord and undermine US insti- confirmed in Iran, including the er Friday from COVID-19, the been building a solar power said that the man who died the total number of cases in “A l t h o u g h w e a r e b e g i n - AFP. tutions and alliances from with- 6 who died. illness caused by virus. plant in Qom. World Health on Friday, Adriano Trevisan, mainland China to 76,288 ning to see some more cases The disinformation cam- in, including through covert People are being treated for Authorities reported two deaths Organisation officials have had been admitted to hospi- with 2,345 deaths. China has nationwide, infections are still paign promotes unfounded con- and coercive malign influence the virus in at least four differ- previously this week. said that China’s crackdown on tal 10 days earlier for an severely restricted travel and sporadic outside of the special spiracy theories that the United campaigns,” said Philip Reeker, ent cities, including the capital, Jahanpour said that of the parts of the country bought unrelated health issue. imposed strict quarantine management zone of Daegu States is behind the COVID-19 the acting Assistant Secretary of Tehran, where some pharma- 10 newly detected cases, two time for the rest of the world He was one of two peo- measures to stop the virus and North Gyeongsang outbreak, in an apparent bid to State for Europe and Eurasia. “By cies had already run out of were in the capital of Tehran to prepare for the new virus. ple in the Veneto region with from spreading. Province,” Kim said during a damage the US image by seizing spreading disinformation about masks and hand sanitizer. Other and eight were in the city of But as hot spots emerge the virus, where another con- Of the 229 new cases in briefing. He called for main- on international health con- coronavirus, Russian malign cities are Qom, Arak and Rasht. Qom. That’s where the first two around the globe, including in firmed case overnight in a 53- South Korea, 200 are from taining strong border controls cerns, they said. actors are once again choosing The virus loomed over a elderly patients died on South Korea and Iran, there year old man brought that Daegu and nearby regions, to prevent infections from False personas are being to threaten public safety by dis- nationwide parliamentary elec- Wednesday. He said the two has been trouble finding the number to three, president of which have emerged as the lat- China and elsewhere from used on Twitter, Facebook and tracting from the global health tion in Iran on Friday. Many patients in the capital had vis- first patient who sparked each the Veneto region, Luca Zaia est front in the widening glob- entering South Korea. AP Instagram to advance Russian response,” he said. AFP voters went to the polls wearing ited Qom or had links with the new cluster. AP told Rai24 news. AFP " * + R / %

Kabul: With a partial truce 8 & under way Saturday and a deal between the US and the Taliban # Tehran: Iranian state TV on parliament speaker. drew the US from Iran’s likely on the horizon, Afghans Saturday announced the first Looming over the election nuclear agreement with world are daring to dream of the war partial results from the coun- was the threat of the new powers, and imposed sanc- ending and their country final- & & try’s parliamentary elections, coronavirus. Many voters tions that have forced Iran’s ly opening up. indicating a strong showing by headed to the polls with face economy into recession. The “reduction in violence” Kabul: A partial truce marking arate incident in central Uruzgan hard-liners in the capital masks on, and some pharma- Iranians have seen the price of agreed by the Taliban, the US a potential turning point in province. Tehran, although authorities cies ran out of masks and hand basic goods skyrocket, infla- and the Afghan security forces Afghanistan’s gruelling war General Scott Miller, who have not released full results or sanitizer amid the election-day tion and unemployment rise comes ahead of a possible deal appeared to be holding Saturday, leads US and NATO forces in the all-important turnout fig- rush. and the local currency plum- between the insurgents and with only isolated attacks threat- Afghanistan, did not directly ure. So far, there have been five met. Washington which would see ening to mar a process that drew address those incidents, but Voters had limited options coronavirus deaths from The economic woes faced the US pull thousands of troops jubilant civilians across the shat- stressed that Western forces on Friday’s ballot, as more among the 28 confirmed cases by ordinary Iranians fueled out of Afghanistan. tered country onto streets to cel- would continually monitor the than 7,000 potential candi- in Iran, including two deaths anti-government protests in While the move is fraught ebrate. situation. “We’ve stopped our dates had been disqualified, on election day. Another fatal- November. International with uncertainty, it marks a The Taliban, US and Afghan offensive operations as part of most of them reformists and ity was reported on Saturday, human rights groups say at potentially historic step in the % 7 ! forces have all agreed to a so- our obligations,” Miller told moderates. Among those dis- although the exact time was least 300 people were killed in country’s more than 18-year- called “reduction in violence”, reporters. In the event of any qualified were 90 sitting mem- not specified. those protests. old war. cessible province in the north- and instability. marking only the second lull in breaches of the truce, Miller said bers of Iran’s 290-seat parlia- By comparison, the 2016 A more hard-line parlia- Afghans have been sharing east of the country. Few Afghans have been fighting since the US-led inva- the US would communicate ment who had wanted to run parliamentary election saw ment could also favor expand- their hopes for peace on social “I want to go to Nuristan, able to visit areas outside of their sion of 2001. with the Taliban through various for re-election. 62% turnout. On Friday, elec- ing the budget of the media, tagging posts with hash- run, laugh, sing, dance, whistle immediate home ever since, “It is the first morning that channels set up in Doha, where Although the final tally tion officials kept the polls Revolutionary Guard Corps. tags in Dari and Pashto — and eat yogurt,” he said. while millions have relocated to I go out without the fear of being the insurgents have a political was still not released, a lower- open an extra five hours in an The Guard’s elite Quds Force, Afghanistan’s two main lan- “I want to touch its green urban areas or moved abroad. killed by a bomb or suicide office. “As more days go on we than-usual turnout would sig- effort to boost turnout. Iran’s responsible for the Islamic guages — that translate to hills, crazy rivers and blue The desire to see more of the bomber. I hope it continues for- will have a better understanding nal widespread dissatisfaction leadership and state media Republic’s campaigns abroad, #ifPeaceComes and sky. I want to climb its trees, country is strong. ever,” Kabul taxi driver Habib of what trends are,” Miller said. with the state of the economy had urged people to show up was formerly led by Iran’s top #whenThereIsCeasefire. and know its pigeons.” Afghanistan is home to Ullah said, while in other parts “Very clearly this is a con- and the ways in which the gov- and vote, with some framing general, Qassem Soleimani. “In the past 15 years, people Afghanistan was once a pop- stunning mountain ranges of the country people danced in ditional effort, this is a trial peri- ernment has handled a range it as a religious duty. He was killed by the U.S. have not been able to travel on ular destination on the “hippie like the snow-capped Hindu the streets after the truce kicked od.” The partial truce is expect- of crises. A parliament stacked with Airstrike in January. highways safely. The Taliban trail” that saw foreigners from Kush along with verdant, in at midnight. However, in ed to set the conditions for State TV, without provid- hard-liners could tilt public That strike led to a tense stop them, kill them or kidnap across Europe travel to the remote valleys and swathes of Balkh province in the north, Washington and the insurgents ing the number of votes, policy debates away from confrontation in which Iranian them,” Ramin Mazhar, a popu- country by bus en route to pristine desert. Taliban fighters attacked a dis- to sign a deal in Doha on announced the names of the engagement with the United forces accidentally shot down lar poet who helped spread the India in the 1960s and 1970s. However with the Taliban trict headquarters near the February 29 that could, ulti- leading candidates in Tehran’s States. a Ukrainian passenger plane hashtags, told AFP. Tourism was all but controlling or contesting approx- provincial capital of Mazar-i- mately, pull US troops out after 30 parliamentary seats. All Tensions between after it took off from Tehran, If the reduction in vio- destroyed following the Soviet imately half of Afghanistan, Sharif, killing two Afghan sol- more than 18 years and launch were hard-liners led by Washington and Tehran have killing all 176 people on board. lence holds, Mazhar said he invasion in 1979 that led to over only small pockets of the coun- diers, a local official told AFP. war-weary Afghanistan into an Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, been high since 2018, when Most of those killed were would go to Nuristan, an inac- 40 years of continuous fighting try are accessible. AFP There were also reports of a sep- uncertain future. AFP who is expected to be the next President Donald Trump with- Iranian. AP ) # ! # # # R )% 16 30 QR & . #% 0> Fessenheim (France): French warning that seismic and & Juba: South Sudan opened a Machar return as vice president independence. state-owned energy giant EDF flooding risks in the Alsace new chapter in its fragile emer- in 2016 — only to flee the “Finally, peace is at our San Francisco: Twitter said on on Saturday began shutting region had been underesti- London: Britain’s Prince Harry ‘Sussex Royal’ in any territory gence from civil war Saturday country on foot months later doorstep,” a reporter with the Friday it suspended 70 accounts down the country’s oldest mated. and Meghan Markle have agreed post spring 2020. Therefore, the as rival leaders formed a coali- amid fresh gunfire. U.N.-backed Radio Miraya for spam-like posts supporting nuclear power plant after 43 Despite a pledge by ex- to drop the use of the word trademark applications that were tion Government that many Intense international pres- declared from Bor in long-suf- Democratic presidential hopeful years in operation. president Francois Hollande “royal” from their future brand- filed as protective measures, act- observers prayed would last sure followed the most recent fering Jonglei state. In Yambio, Michael Bloomberg, whose EDF said it had discon- just months Fukushima to close ing as a financially independent ing on advice from and follow- this time around. peace deal in 2018. Pope youth with flags were reported campaign has hired hundreds of nected one of two reactors at the plant, it was not until 2018 couple. ing the same model for The A day after President Salva Francis in a dramatic gesture in the streets. “I rejoice with the people to promote him on social Fessenheim, along the Rhine that President Emmanuel The Duke and Duchess of Royal Foundation of the Duke Kiir dissolved the previous kissed the feet of Kiir and South Sudanese, especially the media. near France’s eastern border Macron’s government gave the Sussex were in talks with the and Duchess of Cambridge Government, Opposition Machar last year to coax them displaced, hungry and grieving “We have taken enforcement with Germany and Switzerland, final green light. Buckingham Palace team han- (Prince William and Kate leader Riek Machar was sworn into putting differences aside. who waited so long,” the arch- action on a group of accounts for at 2:00 am (0100 GMT) in the “This marks a first step in dling their transition away from Middleton), have been removed,” in as his deputy, an arrange- Saturday’s ceremony began bishop of Canterbury, Justin violating our rules against plat- first stage of the complete clo- France’s energy strategy to frontline royal duties, with some the spokesperson said. ment that twice collapsed in with a presentation to them of Welby, tweeted. form manipulation and spam,” a sure of the plant. gradually re-balance nuclear complications around the use of The spring 2020 deadline fighting during the conflict that photo as a reminder. Hugs and applause fol- spokesperson for the platform The second reactor is to be and renewable electricity Sussex Royal as the phrase to be refers to March 31, unveiled ear- that killed nearly 400,000 peo- Exasperation by the United lowed Machar’s swearing-in. said. Some of the accounts are taken off line on June 30 but it sources, while cutting carbon associated with their charitable lier this week as the formal date ple. States, South Sudan’s largest aid He thanked the pope and oth- now banned while others can be will be several months before emissions by closing coal-fired work and other causes going for- from when the couple will cease Kiir declared “the official donor, and others grew as Kiir ers and vowed to South re-authorized once the users the two have cooled enough plants by 2022,” Prime Minister ward. to formally represent Queen end of the war, and we can now and Machar in the past year Sudanese to work together “to behind them verify they are in and the used fuel can start to Edouard Philippe said earlier “While the Duke and Elizabeth II and make their proclaim a new dawn.” Peace is pushed back two deadlines to end your suffering.” control, Twitter said. be removed. this week. Duchess are focused on plans to move to Canada, where they are “never to be shaken ever again,” take the crucial step of forming Even as citizens breathed a The Wall Street Journal The removal of the fuel is France will still be left with establish a new non-profit organ- expected to be based and travel the president said, adding that the coalition government. But careful sigh of relief, aid groups, revealed Wednesday that the bil- expected to be completed by the 56 pressurised water reactors at isation, given the specific UK to the UK “regularly”. Harry, 35, he had forgiven Machar and with less than a week before the analysts and diplomats warned lionaire former New York mayor summer of 2023 but the plant 18 nuclear power plants — only Government rules surrounding and Markle, 38, are currently liv- asking for Machar’s forgiveness, latest deadline Saturday, each of major challenges ahead. In has hired around 500 people in will only be fully decommis- the United States has more use of the word ‘royal’, it has been ing in a mansion on Vancouver to applause. He called on their made a key concession. a likely sign of caution, no California at $2,500 a month to sioned by 2040 at the earliest. reactors, at 98 — generating an therefore agreed that their non- Island in Canada with their respective Dinka and Nuer Kiir announced a “painful” heads of state aside from regularly post messages sup- Shutting down Fessenheim unmatched 70 per cent of its profit organisation, when it is nine-month-old son Archie. ethnic groups to do the same. decision on the politically sen- Sudan’s leader, Gen. Abdel- porting him on social media and became a key goal of anti- electricity needs. announced this spring, will not Harry remains sixth in line to The world’s youngest sitive issue of the number of Fattah Burhan, attended the to send text messages to their nuclear campaigners after the The Government con- be named Sussex Royal British throne and will retain his nation slid into civil war in states, and Machar agreed to swearing-in. friends. The technique blurs the catastrophic meltdown at firmed in January that it aims Foundation,” a spokesperson for military ranks of Major, 2013, two years after winning have Kiir take responsibility for “While much work lines between political adver- Fukushima in Japan in 2011. to shut down 12 more reactors the couple said in a statement, Lieutenant Commander and a long-fought independence his security. On Thursday, they remains to be done, this is an tisement and promotion by ordi- Experts have noted that nearing or exceeding their orig- issued to address the ongoing Squadron Leader but will not use from Sudan, as supporters of announced they had agreed to important milestone in the nary activists on social media construction and safety stan- inal 40-year age limit by 2035, media speculation over the issue. his honorary military positions Kiir and Machar clashed. form a government meant to path to peace,” the US Embassy networks, which are grappling dards at Fessenheim, brought when nuclear power should “The Duke and Duchess of or perform any official duties Numerous attempts at peace lead to elections in three years’ said in a message of congratu- with how to handle political con- online in 1977, fall far short of represent just 50 per cent of Sussex do not intend to use associated with these roles. PTI failed, including a deal that saw time — the first vote since lations. 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So, and we are In April 2019, Bank of Bank (IOB), Central Bank of banks, with IOB getting the %#& &'@+"')P ?) monitoring that, we will mon- Baroda in a first three-way India, UCO Bank and United highest amount of 4,360 crore. itor that,” he said. merger exercise amalgamated Bank of India are under this Central Bank of India got from the PCA framework in Out of the 11 banks put Last year in August, the Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank framework, which puts sever- 3,353 crore, UCO Bank two phases after capital support under the PCA framework last government announced the with itself. The SBI had merged al restrictions on them, includ- 2,142 crore and United Bank from the government that year, Dena Bank ceased to consolidation of ten public five of its associate banks - State ing on lending, management of India 1,666 crore. resulted in improvement in exist as a separate entity after sector banks (PSBs) into four Bank of Patiala, State Bank of compensation and directors’ Besides, LIC-controlled their financial parameters. its merger with Bank of Baroda mega state-owned lenders. As Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank fees. IDBI Bank too received addi- The capital infusion helped in April, while IDBI Bank has per the plan, United Bank of of Mysore, State Bank of “We would like them to tional capital of 4,557 crore these lenders meet requisite been acquired by LIC. India and Oriental Bank of Travancore and State Bank of improve their performance and through the first supplemen- December. Bank of Maharashtra, Oriental capital thresholds and reduce With regard to the pro- Commerce would merge with Hyderabad and also Bharatiya come out of PCA as quickly as tary demands for grants Last year, the RBI removed Bank of Commerce, Allahabad their net NPA levels to below posed mega merger of public Punjab National Bank, making Mahila Bank with itself effec- possible. We are engaged with approved by Parliament in five banks — Bank of India, Bank and Corporation Bank — 6 per cent. sector banks announced by the proposed entity the second tive April 2017. 67967 & * 0 + /# # /$+, > 3 / . / 2 ''()# @nsitharaman emphasised that ''()# KISAN),” an official statement vided income support to all growing inequality has slowed 5 54# In a critique of the domi- something that was written in said. small and marginal farmers’ inance Minister Nirmala down the pace of inter-gener- nant policy choices in the ini- the last 100 years but dates back he Centre on Saturday said The scheme was launched families across the country, FSitharaman on Saturday ational mobility globally. She ndia has some distance to go tial decades after millennia,” he said. Tit has disbursed 50,850 to provide income support to holding cultivable land up to 2 emphasised the need to pointed out that identifying the Iin fully shifting from pro- Independence, Subramanian The Arthashastra stresses crore to farmers so far under its all landholding farmers’ fami- hectares. However, its ambit enhance global risk monitoring causes and developing solu- crony to pro-business policies, said “the tryst with socialism on ethical ways of creating landmark scheme PM-KISAN, lies across the country and was later expanded to cover all and explore the scope for pol- tions require co-ordinated pol- Chief Economic Adviser did not deliver the tryst with wealth, he said, adding that we enabling them to meet farm enable them to meet expenses farmer families in the country icy co-ordination to deal with icy solutions,” the ministry Krishnamurthy Subramanian destiny”, referring to first prime need to focus on creating trust input cost and household related to agriculture as well as irrespective of the size of their such risks. tweeted. said on Saturday. minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s in the markets as well. expenses. domestic needs, it added. land holdings. Speaking at G-20 Finance The Minister also high- It will be the pro-business famous speech when India If governance standards The agriculture ministry “The Central Government Affluent farmers have been Ministers and central bank lighted the initiatives under- policies that will enable the attained freedom. have to be increased in the shared the progress made has already released more than excluded from the scheme such governors meeting in Riyadh, taken by the Indian govern- “invisible hands of the market” He also made a strong case country, there has to be a under the scheme, ahead of its 50,850 crores till now,” the as income tax payers in last she called upon all the member ment for empowering women and also take the country to the for not depending only on greater focus on disclosing first anniversary on February ministry said. assessment year, professionals countries to enhance their such as ‘Stand Up India’ and goal of USD 5 trillion GDP, he recent work in economics to related-party transactions, the 24. The PM-KISAN was for- Total number of beneficia- like doctors, engineers, lawyers, efforts aimed at empowering STEP scheme. added. make policy choices and CEA said. The comments come mally launched on February 24 ries covered under the scheme chartered accountants etc and women, youth and small and She emphasised the risk “Pro-business policies are neglecting age-old texts like the in the wake of frauds last year by Prime Minister is about 14 crore, based on esti- pensioners pensioners drawing medium enterprises (SMEs). and collateral free MUDRA those that enable fair competi- Arthashastra. like the one at non-bank lender Narendra Modi at Gorakhpur, mates of the Agriculture at least 10,000 per month “Finance Minister Smt scheme for SME segment in the tion in the country. We have “Scholarly work isn’t DHFL. Uttar Pradesh. Census 2015-16. (excluding MTS/Class @nsitharaman called upon the meeting, the ministry said. some distance to go in terms of Under the scheme, the As on February 20 this IV/Group D employees). G20 to enhance global risk Sitharaman held bilateral enabling that fully. Pro-crony Centre transfers an amount of year, 8.46 crores farmer fami- All installments falling due monitoring and explore the talks with her counterparts policies on the other hand just 6,000 per year, in three equal lies have been given the bene- on or after December 1, 2019 scope for policy co-ordination from other countries and help incumbents and that is " 4! ! instalments, directly into the fits. The scheme is effective are being paid only on the basis to deal with such global risks,” Organisation for Economic something that we have to stay bank accounts of the farmers, from December 2018. 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At on Saturday. issued direction on or before interest or fee is to be paid. bents are challenged. ! 1 +::" on Saturday. the same time, Ireland is rather The I-T department issued January 31, 2020 but no order If the payment is made Ambassador Brendan little known in India and an advertisements in leading has been passed; cases where beyond March 31 but by the Ward also said that there has important role for us is raising dailies saying the scheme was assessee filed revision and in end date of the scheme on June R 3 4# been a surge in interest by com- that awareness,” Ward told PTI. a “golden opportunity... 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Now, a lot of them are finance minister Nirmala India or abroad. of the disputed penalty or cent in 2019, the state statistics harti Infratel on Saturday member of the EU and we looking at Ireland,” he said, on Sitharaman in her Budget The scheme, it said in the interest or fee is to be paid institute said on Friday. The Bsaid its board will meet on work through the partnership sidelines of an education fair speech on February 1, like the advertisement, will cover all under the scheme by March 31. institute said the economy con- February 24 to chart out the which exists between the EU where Ireland promoted itself eligibility, disputes covered and disputes related to tax, penal- This amount will be 30 per tracted by 0.3 per cent in future course of action follow- and India, while at the same as a destination for higher payment terms. Under the eli- ty, interest, fee, tax deducted at cent if payment is made beyond December compared to the ing the telecom department’s time we have our own strate- studies for Indian students. gibility head, the department source (TDS) or tax collected after March, 31 but before same period in 2018. approval for merger with Indus said appeals and writs filed on at source (TCS). Talking about June, 30. Argentina has been in Towers. recession since mid-2018 as The combination of Bharti poverty and unemployment Infratel and Indus Towers will are on the rise and inflation create a pan-India tower com- ;" P " * surpassed 50 per cent over the pany with over 163,000 towers, last year. Already in 2018, GDP operating across all 22 telecom ''()# expansion of retail would not only boost con- had dropped by 2.5 per cent. service areas. The combined sumption but would also provide the country’s The news comes at a time entity will be the largest tower itching for increased foreign direct invest- mom-and-pop stores access to latest technolo- when Argentina is attempting company in the world outside Pment in multi brand retail sector, global man- gies that would form key to further growth of to renegotiate almost $200 bil- China. agement consulting firm Deloitte has said that the sector. About 70 per cent of Kirana stores lion in debt in order to stave off “...FDI approval for merg- the move would expand the share of organised in big cities and 37 per cent of Kirana stores in a damaging default. The er of Indus Towers with Bharti retail in the country, thus contributing towards tier II cities want to enable themselves with new International Monetary Fund Infratel has been received late consumption-led growth of the economy. technology. Availability of latest tools brought ended a week-long mission to evening yesterday,” Bharti In its latest thought leadership publication by global entities would thus help local busi- the South American country Infratel said in a regulatory fil- titled, Retail FDI in India, Deloitte has high- nesses as well. on Wednesday, after which it ing. It added that the board of lighted the growing relevance of foreign direct Retail trading witnessed a year-on-year said Argentina’s total debt of directors of the company will investment (FDI) and the government’s open- increase of 98 per cent in FDI inflows in FY19. USD 311 billion, worth more meet on February 24, 2020 to ness on FDI in retail trade in the country. The foreign investments increased from $224 than 90 per cent of its GDP, was “take stock and decide the According to the publication, the FDI-led million in FY18 to $443 million in FY19. “unsustainable.” future course of action”. +,- +.+. 1)6 7

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Rishab Jain, a scientist and an innovator my tool and I could look for a bigger company uses the tone of voice )+))1)+ ) who has invented the Pancreatic Cancer expansion. After I was selected, I spent that of the people in order to be able 6 ) )+ : Deep Learning System (PCDLS), an AI summer improving on the accuracy of the to identify different health con- tool that improves radiation treatment in tool. I got more data, I fined tuned it. It ditions. “It comes under what we cancer. He aspires to become a surgeon and was then that my idea became a reality,” call vocal biomarket – the area 1)6 6 6 hopes to cure pancreatic cancer one day. Jain says. of voice to detect various dis- He tells you that despite his busy When he speaks at platforms like eases,” Mor says. ) 6) school schedule and the time spent on TedxGateway, the reaction of the people The journey began with 6 6) research for pancreatic cancer, he does is centered more on his age. “When peo- the analysis of emotions from manage to find time for himself to pursue ple see a young person talking while it can the voice. “We all know that we ) 6 what he loves — running. “I was 13 when be a source of big inspiration, people may can understand what people I found out about this cancer, after pass- pancreas which can sometimes take a long doubt it at first. I believe no matter what are feeling just by listening to allows voice recording and one cent level of accuracy. The idea remote healthcare. The idea is ing of a family friend from pancreatic can- time for a radiologist to do,” Jain explains. the age, anybody can make a difference. them. As part of this analysis, is good to go. All one has to do is not to scare people to rush to that one doesn’t really have to go cer. I was intrigued and found out the sur- Another benefit of his deep learning It just needs one idea that a person has to our scientists did an experiment. is record your voice; there are the hospital, it is a tool to let physically to a hospital but a lot vival rate and got to know that this can- system is its real-time application. Rather be passionate about and have the goal to He found that group of people not set words needed, nor does them know that there is some- interaction can happen remote- cer is extremely deadly and survival rate than pinpointing the pancreas from the complete it. With the right mindset and he was evaluating had reading one have to speak in a particu- thing wrong and that needs to ly using sensory, in this case is very low. This is because it takes time images and then moving on for treatment, opportunity, it is possible to achieve that dyslexia. Because of this, their lar tone or pitch. All one has to be addressed in the near future. voice sensory, to pinpoint the area of the cancer,” Jain if there is a AI tool — PCDLS — can locate goal,” Jain says. analysis of their emotions was do is record the voice – like the And to also increase the person’s Mor tells you that the future says. pancreas within a couple of seconds. “It is According to him the best overall incorrect. The scientist came up tone one uses while talking to awareness level when the infor- will be about using all kind of His system of AI that uses deep learn- all about the execution of the programme invention has been the Internet that pro- with an idea that maybe there is another person over the phone. mation is sent to their doctor devices that people will have in ing is a technique that offers an abstract running the command. When we take the vided the biggest platform for every- something in the voice of the “After the call is recorded, who can then decide to go for their homes or at their dispos- way of looking inside and identifying pat- CT and MRI images, it becomes fast to thing. Just the creation of connecting mul- people that gives their health one can send it is a central con- further testing; the tool is not for al. Some of these will be con- terns in the data. But he used another tech- locate the pancreas,” Jain says. He tells you tiple computers has made so many things condition. This led to our trol analysis where experts use emergency care; it is a moni- nected to the smartphones like nique withing deep learning — convolu- that his tool is about early detection of this possible today. research in many different areas machine learning and AI in toring device,” Mor tells you. we are already seeing in terms of tional neural network. This network, he type of cancer. “In the medical world, I would say the like mental health, heart condi- order to find specific indications The advantage, he tells you wearables that are available in tells you has the ability to look at images “At present, pancreatic cancer treat- CT technology that has had ginormous tions, lung and breathing con- in the voice that could indicate are amazing. Just imagine, we are the market today to check our and identify patterns inside. “What I did ment involves generic cancer treatment. impact. When it was invented by Sir ditions and many more,” Mor health conditions,” Mor explains. using the voice all the time and BO and even heart rate. “Some was the data that I had of MRI and CT scan Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses Godfrey Hounsfield invented back in explains. “Since we are speaking over mobiles. This way one’s mobile devices would be more dedicat- of abdominal area. Within the thousands high doses of targeted energy to kill can- 1967, it opened a lot of doors and possi- The good part is that order the mobile all the time, we can or smart home device can be a ed and connect to a software that of different pictures of the abdomen, I had cer cells and shrink the tumours. The prob- bilities for all kinds of treatments not just to get the voice, there is no need see a pattern when there are personal bodyguard when it would e running of the mobile different images of the organs including lem in treating pancreatic cancer lies in its cancer,” Jain says. for any complicated device to deviations. We use regular voice comes to health. The device that to collect the vitals but using the pancreas. I used my tool to predict where late detection – last stage. At this point, all His future is set. He would like to con- record the voice. All one needs recorded over a regular mobile. has been collecting voice record- voice to say monitor oxygen sat- the pancreas is positioned which is one can do is shrink the tumour and if the tinue to work on his research. His latest to do is record the voice on your The success rate when it comes ing over time gives information urations. It is no longer the extremely hard to find for the untrained patient is lucky, they can successfully project today involves working on whether smartphone. Yes, you read that to detection of coronary artery if there is signification deviation future, the future is here, we are eye. My goal was to improve the accura- remove the tumour,” Jain says. they can improve on the treatment of the right. One can record the voice disease using a single voice in the voice. All this is becom- living it and using it when we cy for radio therapy by segmenting the Not only this, Jain is also named as cancer — to solve the gap that exits today. on any regular mobile that analysis stands at 86-87 per ing part of tele-medicine or buy a smart watch,” Mor says. '"% " * ""

4) )839 cation to the Faculty of Agriculture my best. CollPlant is a company that human pathogens. From this, we last decade, biologic drugs and growth. This discovery was later 2 )6 : of Hebrew University was rejected. produces human collagen from make different medical implants for specifically humanised antibodies translated to transgenic eucalyptus Thanks to the intuition of the Dean tobacco plants. Collagen is a special wound healing and tendon repair became extremely effective drugs for trees that grow faster in the forest e was born to a family in the of Chemistry Professor Lena Ben- protein that builds up tissues and that are already used in clinics in Rheumatoid Arthritis, cancer and and enable production of timber vineyard business for more Dor, I was accepted on condition to organs in our body. Medical Europe and Israel. more. One major problem remain. and pulp for paper in a significant- Hthan 130 years. Twenty years do an undergraduate course in implants like bone substitutes and “Our latest achievement and Biologic drugs are produced by ly shorter period of time. back, he established the Estate Chemistry at The Hebrew heart valve leaflets are made of col- source of pride is the new version mammalian cell culture which is According to him, over bil- Boutique winery near Jerusalem in University where I really shined. I lagen extracted from pigs, cows and of collagen that can be 3D-printed. very expensive. lions of years of evolution, Nature one of the oldest grape growing met Professor Ben Ami Bravdo human cadavers which are not safe We are now engaged with United “We cloned the genes of made amazing materials and sys- regions in the world from the time who invited me to join his labora- because they harbour viruses. At the Therapeutics, a US Pharma com- Adalimumab (drug for rheumatoid tems. “I will mention only a few: of King Solomon. In High School, tory. The day I entered his lab, I Hebrew University, my laboratory pany and 3D Systems, a US 3D Arthritis) and by genetic engineer- Resilin which enables cat flees to he was a terrible student. knew that this is my destiny,” Oded cloned all the five genes from printing company in an ambitious ing introduced it into tobacco plant. jump 100-200 times their height and Nevertheless, his parents always Shoseyov tells you. humans that are responsible for project to print for the first time a We introduced several more genes the amazing computational powers told him that he had potential and His research in plant molecular making collagen in our body, and by fully functional living human lung. into the plant to modify the sugar of our brain. Overabundance of so he never gave up. biology, protein engineering and genetic engineering introduced all This is only the first in printing of content of the Adalimumab to make these super performers around us “After three-and-a-half years of nano biotechnology is creating the five human genes into a tobac- future organs,” Oded tells you. it more human. We can produce the are encoded by their DNA,” says service in the Israel Defence Force, super-performing materials that co plant,” Oded explains. Another company is Biobetter biologic drug in a greenhouse at a Oded who is in India as a I decided that I would like to go to could change the way we build our He says that tobacco plants Ltd whose mission is to make bio- cost of lettuce. Our goal is to make TEDxGateway speaker. university and study Agriculture so future products. produce human collagen through logic drugs affordable. He tells you it affordable — bring down the cost When he is not busy in his lab- that I could go back to the vineyard Over the years, Oded has estab- their leaves. “We grow the tobacco that antibodies are large and com- to less than $1 a day as opposed to oratory, he and his children are busy and help my father. I had to strug- lished 14 companies and asking him plants in greenhouses, harvest the plex proteins which are central in $100 a day at present,” he adds. skiing and looking for new resorts gle a lot to get accepted to the uni- to talk about a particular one does- leaves, extract and purify the human our immune system. His breakthrough was finding to explore all over the world. He also versity because I had very low n’t come easy. “You are asking me to collagen. This collagen is safer “They help our body to over- genes that are at the heart of a mech- enjoys mountain biking, running grades from High School. My appli- pick my favourite child. But I will do because plants do not harbour come infection and cancer. In the anism in plants that accelerates its and music. +,- +.+. 1+/

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shant Sharma’s lion-hearted bowling effort met its match in IKane Williamson’s elegance as > New Zealand ended an attritional second day of the opening Test against India with a slight upper- L hand, here at Basin Reserve on O ! !IA #O : Saturday. : :" After another lower-order col- lapse that saw get India bundled out "M for 165, Ishant, coming straight — ISHANT SHARMA back from an ankle injury, took three for 31 in 15 overs despite L# Williamson’s effortless 89 in New KM!%! Zealand’s day-end score of 216 for ! @ % "A 5. ! New Zealand now lead by 51 % !! runs. ! " Mohammed Shami (1/61 in 17 "M overs), during his final spell of the — TIM SOUTHEE * day, removed Williamson, who couldn’t check an uppish drive. 3'3 Henry Nicholls’ (17 off 62 balls) proved to be an easy catch for struggle seemed to have hampered Cheteshwar Pujara at short-leg. ndia’s demolition of a formidable Williamson’s rhythm. Looking good for his 22nd Test IAustralia in the Women’s T20 World During the final hour, hundred, Williamson, in his bid to Cup opener will give them a huge boost Ravichandran Ashwin (1/60 in 21 get another boundary, couldn’t going forward, said star batswoman overs), who also bowled beautiful- check a cover drive and the low Mithali Raj, who also lauded leggie ly throughout the day, relieved catch was taken by substitute field- Poonam Yadav for her magical perfor- Nicholls of his agony with a deliver Ravindra Jadeja. mance. ery that had drift and a hint of turn Earlier, New Zealand’s debutant Poonam took four for 19 to help India as India skipper Virat Kohli Kyle Jamieson (4/49) and veteran complete a 17-run victory against defend- snapped the low catch at second Tim Southee (4/49) took four ing champions Australia on Friday. slip. wickets apiece as Indian innings “Everyone has been talking about Williamson looked good as folded in 68.1 overs. The duo took how much batting depth Australia have, he hit some delightful strokes four of the five wickets that fell on yet they couldn’t chase 132,” Raj, a former square off the wicket. The square the second morning with India India Test and ODI captain, said. drive on the rise off Jasprit Bumrah adding only 43 runs to their “India will take so much confidence (0/62 in 18.1 overs), followed by a overnight score of 122/5. from that victory, but this World Cup is cover drive, showed his class. Rishabh Pant (19) started with still very open. The match between In all, the New Zealand skip- D) -.! a six but then a horrible mix-up Australia and India proved how compet- per hit 11 boundaries off 153 balls. :C66), with senior partner Ajinkya Rahane itive the tournament will be. It proves it Bumrah, in particular, was #" !"# $ *+#&!" (46) resulted in a run-out and the does not matter where you stand in the punished by Williamson. Either little chance of recovery was gone ICC rankings. Bumrah bowled too full and dri- 7 8 4 3 & 4 "A for good. “We will be seeing more of the same vable length deliveries or too short Southee then got rid of Rahane drama yet. This victory proves every team that even Rishabh Pant failed to a delivery drifting on leg-stump, the stump channel and jagged back the start but when we bowled, there had a partnership of 93 runs dur- when he tried to shoulder-arm a has a chance,” said Raj, who has retired gather the ball over his head. other opener Tom Blundell (30) enough to find the gap between his was no seam movement available,” ing which New Zealand also got the delivery that made a late inward from T20 cricket. This was where Ishant came had a typical Ishant dismissal writ- bat and pad. Ishant said after the end of the day’s lead before Ishant, coming back for movement. Mohammed Shami's The 37-year-old veteran batswoman into the picture. While he was lucky ten all over it. “Actually, the wicket became play. his third spell, bowled one that entertaining 21 then enabled the said “the opening match definitely lived to get opener Tom Latham out with The ball was full on the off- slow. It had tennis ball bounce at Williamson and Taylor then reared up from good length and visitors to cross the 150-run mark. up to the hype of the tournament”. “It was a whirlwind. There were so many ups and downs. It was a great start # 4O 6 he has achieved for India, I don’t to the tournament not only because think anyone should raise any ques- % / % India beat the defending champions on tions,” said Ishant. Bumrah also had home soil, but also because of how the N7 ! G: O support from New Zealand pacer game progressed altogether. Tim Southee, who called him a “At no point could you say it was '((# 2 For two years, we have always taken “world class bowler” and found # going in one side’s favour. First we saw our 20 wickets, myself, Boom (Bumrah’s nothing wrong in his execution. early wickets fall, then we recovered and ndia’s seniormost player Ishant nickname in Indian dressing room) “I don’t think there’s anything =2O4 1 But he gave praise to the fast Australia had to chase 132 before their ISharma finds it “funny” that peo- and Shami along with Ash or Jaddu wrong. He is a world-class bowler. He bowling attack of Mitchell Starc, middle-order collapsed. India and ple are questioning Jasprit Bumrah’s (at home). How can people question is obviously coming back from eft-arm spin- Kane Richardson and Pat Cummins Australia both took the game their own “ability” just after a few matches, on the basis of one innings (Test)?” injury, but he is a quality player, and Lner Ashton who started South Africa’s col- way at different points which made it fas- ignoring his performances over the Ishant asked while defending his col- we know a great performance is Agar took a hat- lapse. cinating for spectators to watch.” past two years. “It’s funny that per- league. “I don’t think anyone doubts never far away when you’re a qual- trick as Australia South Africa were reeling at 40 Raj said Poonam’s spell was the turn- ceptions changed after one innings. Boom’s ability. Since his debut, what ity player,” Southee said. crushed South Africa for four when Agar came on to ing point. by 107 runs in the first bowl. “She’s been one of the main spinners T20I at the Wanderers He had Faf du Plessis for India for quite some time now, and her 4*7'+ Stadium on Friday. caught at deep cover with his style worked again. Getting their SHARAN-SITAK LOSE IN DELRAY BEACH Q/F R 1 / Steve Smith, back fourth delivery, trapped (Australia’s) middle-order out really titled Florida: #H > in South Africa for the Andile Phehlukwayo leg the match towards India, she was brilliant. . : 0 ! New Zealand ing. With him (Pant) being first time since the 2018 before next ball and Dale “Although we recovered our innings !5: 44 pacer Tim Southee believes such a dangerous player and ball-tampering scandal, Steyn superbly caught at through Deepti Sharma and her partner- G 4 2 " # that Rishabh Pant’s freak run- leading into that second new- hit a top score of 45 for slip by captain Aaron ship with Jemimah Rodrigues, it was : @L%L8%K$/&M 4 out went a long way in chang- ball, he could have scored Australia, who made Finch to complete Poonam’s flurry of wickets against ! 4 ing the course of the Indian quickly along with Jinks 196 for six after being the hat-trick. Australia’s megastars, which completely 2 " innings that eventually folded (Rahane’s nickname).” sent in. Earlier, changed the game," Raj said. up for 165. Southee knew that Rahane South Africa Smith and Raj also praised 16-year-old Shafali SAMMY TO GET HONORARY PAK CITIZENSHIP Pant, who started the day had no option but to attack made a bad start Finch (42) set up Australia’s big Verma for scoring 29 off 15 on her World Karachi: : ! with a six in the first over suf- once Pant was dismissed. against the pace of total with an aggressive second Cup debut. fered because of Ajinkya “We knew though if we Mitchell Starc and Pat wicket stand of 80 off 52 balls, “Shafali Verma impressed me too on !! : : Rahane’s poor call and India could open one end up with the Cummins before benefitting from some loose her debut. She gave India’s middle order " % ! lost five wickets for 33 runs bowlers, then Jinks was looking Agar’s triple strike sent South African bowling. the cushioning they needed to regain N ( % ! from that point. Rahane him- to play a little bit more aggres- them hurtling to their all- The win extended Australia’s momentum. Verma has stuck with stroke :H ! self fell to Southee as he inside sively, which brings us into play time lowest T20 total of 89. unbeaten run in the format to play that she demonstrated in the tri- %& 11 $%5@$ edged to the keeper trying to a little more. It was also the host coun- nine matches, with eight wins series,” she said. " % ( shoulder arms and late inward “The way we bowled this try’s biggest defeat in the for- and one no-result. Their last “I think she should be given that free % ! +4 movement became his undo- morning was pretty good. To mat. defeat was in November 2018. range in the first six overs because when !:O : @&/P ing. come off and finish the Indian Man of the match Agar The second match of the you’re playing a top team, the runs in the ! ( ( " Asked if there was any batting line-up like that with finished with career-best fig- series is at Port Elizabeth first six overs are so important. It was strategy to dismiss Rahane, two dangerous players in this ures of five for 24. today with the third and great to be 40 up after just a few overs ROJAS SETS NEW INDOOR TRIPLE JUMP WR Southee replied: “No, the run- morning,” said Southee, who “It was really exciting, a high- final game in Cape Town on thanks to her contribution — Australia Madrid: 0 H3 1> out of Pant was a big this morn- 4 ! # ! picked four wickets. PTI light of my cricketing life,” he said. Wednesday. couldn’t replicate that.” H > /,"8$ ! 5" @8 /,"$L 1H ( 4 5@&&8" ? % B % 8 &8 1>H : > /,",& Skipper Craig Ervine Wicketkeeper-batsman : H# . !:/AA," scored a dogged century as Regis Chakabva was batting on '1 ) came to the fore with Lee-Ann Zimbabwe shared the honours nine alongside Donald Tiripano, Kirby, Hayley Matthews and BAYERN EDGE PAST PADERBORN 3-2 with Bangladesh on the opening not out zero, when stumps were tafanie Taylor’s all-round Deandra Dottin all departing Munich: 4 ! 4 5G day of the one-off Test here on drawn at the Sher-e-Bangla Sclass helped West Indies before the seventh $@ 7 1 Saturday. National Stadium. survive a scare against debu- over to spark ( : ! : 5 Ervine hit 107 off 227 balls Mushfiqur Rahim tants Thailand in their thoughts of an H ! ! — his third century in Tests — returned to the Bangladesh Women’s T20 World Cup upset. + +( ! "( : as the visitors reached 228-6 at lineup after missing 2020 opener here on Friday. But Taylor and ! ! @,! !% stumps after opting to bat first out on their previ- Thailand chose to bat first Shemaine ! 8 6 ! in what is the 100th internation- ous Test against but struggled to score heavily Campbelle stayed firm and H /L% ! ("4 al match between two teams. Pakistan. AFP at the WACA, leaving teenage their unbeaten fourth-wicket 5 ! Off-spinner Nayeem keeper-batter Nannapat partnership of 53 sealed the " 9Q" Hasan bowled Ervine, who Khoncharoenkai to step up win. Taylor (26 not out) struck 13 fours, shortly and anchor the innings with 33 brought West Indies up to 50 ROONEY SCORES IN 500TH LEAGUE GAME %, before the stumps before from 48 balls. with three boundaries and London: 1 ,&& finishing with 4-68, the Captain Taylor held their Campbelle (25 not out) swept '! ! ! +2(2542 best return for the home Group B opponents to 78 for three of her own to steer her :5 ! 7 side on the opening nine with her three wickets, but country to their first WT20I // "7 5 late cameo by Wanindu Hasaranga helped day. Thailand’s fielding strength 8 " victory in nine games. '! H ! ASri Lanka pull off a thrilling chase to edge ! %1 : out West Indies by one wicket in the first ODI 1 : on Saturday. 0( By stumps on the third day, : 7 Hasaranga, known for his leg-spin bowl- the visiting team extended the ! : 5 :1:" 0> 0 ing, hit an unbeaten 42 after coming in to bat edium-pacer Chintan advantage by reaching 93 for 2 at number eight as Sri Lanka chased down MGaja grabbed a five-wick- in their second innings. SIMON STUNS TOP SEED MEDVEDEV their target of 290 with five balls to spare and et haul before Gujarat stretched Marseille: lead the three-match series 1-0. their overall lead to a mam- 8> ? J&K POISED FOR LEAD 5 L8%L Hasaranga held his nerve after Sri Lanka moth 587 runs against Goa in C.6), Jammu and Kashmir &>LP 5 " slipped to 253 for seven following the depar- their Ranji Trophy quarter- #" !"# @ *+#&!" were in a good a position to $, 7 % ture of Thisara Perera for 32 to register his final here on Saturday. take the crucial first-innings @&&P @&/,% + highest ODI score. On the third day, led by the Bhargav Merai (49 not out) lead after bowling out 7 ! He built crucial partnerships including a 25-year-old Gaja (5-19), kept attacking the Goa bowlers Karnataka for 206 on day ! ! 38-run stand with Perera and then put on 27 Gujarat came up with a clin- and at stumps, the hosts three. 1H 5 " ! '! runs with Lakshan Sandakan for the ninth ical performance to bowl were comfortably placed Resuming the day on 14 4 P,%L@ wicket. out Goa for a meagre 173 at 158/1, a staggering for two, Karnataka somehow " With one to get off the last six ball in 57.5 overs. overall lead of 587 runs. managed to get past the 200- Sandakan was run out but Keemo Paul With two days to go, run mark with K Siddharth LYON CLINCH KEY WIN AHEAD OF JUVE TEST bowled a no ball. Goa would need nothing BENGAL TAKE LEAD scoring 76 off 189 balls. Lyon: 7 ! = ! “Of course, winning is the ultimate thing short of a miracle to escape Bengal rode on a % C P !" In response, J&K were 88 + ( ! /L% ( but we made couple of mistakes that we have a humiliation. disciplined pace attack to for two at stumps, needing ! @& 5 (! /" to learn from,” skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, In the second innings, secure a first innings lead among them to bundle out ing their overall lead to 161. another 119 runs to take the 5 ! > who top-scored with 52, said after the victo- Gujarat openers Samit Gohel against Odisha. Odisha for 250 to secure an 82- In another game at Ongole, first-innings lead. With two ! ) ry. (70 not out) and Priyank The pace troika of Ishan run first innings lead and put Saurashtra took control against days left in the game, the lead ! For the West Indies, Alzarri Joseph Panchal (37) added 72 for the Porel (3/72), Nilkantha Das one foot in the semifinals. Andhra by dismissing the hosts could prove decisive in JK’s bid ! ( 7"# claimed three wickets after Shai Hope made first wicket as their lead swelled (3/43) and Mukesh Kumar At close on day three, for 136 for a massive 283-run to make their first-ever semi- ( " >?,"? 115 in his team’s 289 for seven. beyond 500. Gohel and (3/51) shared nine wickets Bengal were 79 for two, extend- first- innings lead. finals. +,- +.+. 1+// "94 !& 2' &4# 7!'(

''()# 2018 World Championship title Azim Maghsoudi. clash. In 57kg, Ravi, who is fast emerging avi Dahiya impressed with a At that time his leg defence was a strong contender for the Tokyo Games, Gold-winning effort at the a huge issue but on Saturday he lost too, put up a strong show, beating 2017 RAsian Wrestling in a different manner. In the fast- World champion from Japan Yuki Championship but India’s biggest paced bout, Bajrang’s leg defence was Takahashi (14-5) before pinning Olympic medal hope Bajrang Punia not a problem but he lost points on Mongolia’s Tugs Batjargal in the quarter- looked good until he ran into smart counter-attacks by Otoguro. finals. Japanese Takuto Otoguro in his Much to the shock of home fans, In the semifinal, Uzbekistan’s Bajrang suffered a comprehensive 1- Nurislam Sanayev too could not challenge C >- - final here on Saturday. 6 ) In a strong show by the home 10 defeat against the world number Ravi much. wrestlers, four of them reached the nine. It’s difficult to maintain intensity and a In the final against Tajikistan’s finals but only Ravi stood on top of Bajrang could score just one high level of performance for two years. Hikmatullo Vohidov, the world champi- the podium, with a scintillating point on push-out even as Otoguro We still have five months and he remains onship Bronze winner from India claimed >- show in the 57kg. kept strengthening his lead with a contender at Olympics,” Bentinidis the Gold with ease, registering a victory Ravi had shown at the 2019 tremendous tactical acumen and said. by technical superiority. World Championship in Nur Sultan, power. “If you see all top wrestlers even in “I am doing well and hopefully we % Kazakhstan, that he is one for the An upset Bajrang said he could Europe have slowed down a bit. It’s hap- will come up with a good performance at future, and he proved it again at the not fight the way he wanted. pening now and not two weeks before the the Olympics too. The key for me is to stay Olivier Giroud and Marcos KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium. “It was important to fight with Olympics, so it’s okay. Wrestling is tough, injury-free as of now,” said Ravi. Alonso came in from the cold to inspire His agility, tactic and a strong all these wrestlers because I will it’s not like football or basketball. In 65kg Satyawart was outplayed by Iran’s Chelsea’s 2-1 win against Tottenham as will all came together and resulted wrestle with them at the Olympics. all wrestlers are almost at the same Mojtaba Mohammadshafie in the final on the Blues cemented their grip on fourth in a tremendous performance. I have taken my lessons from this. I level,” he said. technical superiority, but Gourav fought place in the Premier League on Apart from Bajrang (65kg), could not fight as I wanted. It was a Poor leg defence and conceding a big his heart out before losing to Arsalan Saturday. Gourav Baliyan (79kg) and Satyawart very different fight. His counter- lead in the first period troubled Bajrang Budazhapov of Kyrgyzstan. Giroud and Alonso had been reduced Kadiyan (97kg) also had to be con- attacks were good and this is an area for some time but none of them cropped Of the five Indians in action, it was to fringe figures in Frank Lampard’s first tent with Silver medals. I need to work on to,” he said. up on Saturday as he remained strong only Naveen who missed out on a final season as Chelsea manager. World number two Bajrang Bajrang’s coach Shako Bentinidis from the beginning. appearance, in the 70kg category. But Lampard restored both veterans to entered the event as defending cham- admitted that Otoguro emerged He won all his bouts by technical He lost his semifinal to Iran’s the team at Stamford Bridge in a gamble pion and conceded only two points stronger. superiority, beating Tajikistan’s Amirhossein Ali Hosseini 2-3. Later, he that paid rich dividends. on his way to the final but could not “Bajrang was slow, Otoguro was Dzhamshed Shafirov, Uzbekistan’s Abbos lost his Bronze medal play-off to With Tammy Abraham only fit avenge his defeat to Otoguro in the stronger. But I am happy with Silver. 4 > !" Rakhmonov and Iran’s Amirhossein Kazakhstan’s Meirzhan Ashirov. enough to make the bench, Giroud started for the first time since November and the France strik- %+ 6+ ) 41+'(2 er’s fine finish opened the scor- India shoot-out Kookaburras ;& ing in the first half. ionel Messi scored four goals as The 33-year-old could "+6 ) LBarcelona began a crunch week in have joined Tottenham had 4) 4'1 their season by thrashing Eibar 5-0 in Chelsea signed a forward in 41+'(2 La Liga on Saturday. January, but instead he netted ndia bounced back in style to beat title Barca play away at in-form Napoli his first club goal since August and his first Iholders Australia 3-1 via a shoot-out in ndian shuttler Ajay in the Champions League on Tuesday in the Premier League since April. the second match of the two-leg FIH Pro IJayram on Saturday before facing title rivals Real Alonso, 29, maintained the theme of League match here at the Kalinga Stadium crashed out of the men’s Madrid next weekend, with exiles getting back in favour as the left-back on Saturday. singles semifinals of the pressure on the team, and struck in the second half of his first league Both the teams were locked 2-2 at the Barcelona Spain Masters Messi, amid a period of start since Chelsea’s win at Tottenham in end of regulation time. after suffering a straight- political turbulence at the December. India converted two penalty corners game loss to Thailand’s club. Antonio Rudiger’s own goal came too through Rupinder Pal Singh (25th minute) Kunlavut Vitidsarn here. Yet on the pitch, Messi late to ruin Chelsea’s first win in five league and Harmanpreet Singh (27th), while The unseeded India showed no sign of distraction as the 32- games, moving them four points clear of Trent Mitton (23rd) and skipper Aran gave a tough fight in the year-old completed the second fastest fifth placed Tottenham in the race to qual- Zalewski (46th) were the scorers for opening game before sur- of his now 36 career hat-tricks, after 1 ) ify for the Champions League. Australia in the regulation 60 minutes. rendering 20-22, 12-21 in just 40 minutes at Camp Nou. ; Ending Tottenham’s three-game win- India had lost 3-4 to the visitors in the the last-four clash of the 3 Messi added a late fourth after ning streak in the league was the perfect first game on Friday. 4 ! BWF World Tour Super 300 8; being teed up by Martin Braithwaite, prove a pivotal few days in Barca's response to Monday’s home defeat against By virtue of this win, India earned " ) 6"A event. Barcelona’s emergency signing who season. Manchester United. three points from the game while Australia With Jayram’s defeat, India’s campaign in the enjoyed an excellent cameo off the Messi had gone four games with- Tottenham have now won just once in pocketed one. difference. tournament came to an end. bench by claiming two assists, the sec- out a goal in La Liga, his longest their last 34 visits to Stamford Bridge, mak- Both India and Australia have 10 In the shoot-out, Harmanpreet, Vivek Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal, seeded ond for Arthur Melo in injury-time. drought since 2014, even if those ing it a painful return for their former points from six games but the Kookaburras Sagar Prasad and Lalit Upadhyay scored fifth, on Friday lost to third seed Busanan Braithwaite’s contribution and matches saw him register five assists. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who was are a rung above the Manpreet Singh-led for India, while only Daniel Beale found Ongbamrungphan in the women’s singles quar- Messi's return to form delivered a He now has 22 goals in 28 appear- beaten by Lampard for the second time side at third spot in the standings on goal the net for the visitors. terfinals. timely boost ahead of what could ances this term. this term. AFP +,- +.+. 26-16-/ P) "Q

Your father is a doctor, how did ing the period. In fact, I learnt some South and the Hindi film industry? myself on the big screen; it is a you end up becoming an actor? of the best ones. Discipline is one of The South film industry has moment I can never forget. I remem- It’s a long story. I had run away them. Second, value of relationships. taught me a lot of discipline and also ber when I walked into the theatre, I from home when I was 16. I came to Third, honesty. If you are not honest )'4' 525' how to make your producer com- didn’t get a seat. I was just standing in Delhi in 2001 and did a lot of odd jobs with yourself and your job, you can’t )'537#1 fortable. A person who is investing the corner and seeing such huge ver- to earn a living. I worked at an STD reach the heights you want. money should feel comfortable. For sion of me on the 70 mm screen. booth. I worked as a logsheet main- You made your Bollywood debut 7#(5#)## Bollywood, undoubtedly it is every What are your upcoming pro- tainer in a cyber cafe where I was with Sanam Teri Kasam. How did actor’s dream. It has a wider reach. jects? paid 10 a day. Then I joined you come on board for that? '( 1'('' Is there a role that you would like I have my hands full. Haseen another cyber cafe where I was My debut movie was Satra Ko #53'(7 to experiment with? Dilruba and Taish will be releasing this paid double the money. I also Shaadi Hai produced by John I want to play a warrior. year. Both of them are amazing worked as a delivery boy. I have Abraham. But it never got released. 2 )'4# +1''" Whenever I see such movies, there is movies. For Taish, I have done more done all kinds of jobs but the one For Sanam Teri Kasam, there’s a dif- )'#(.' a certain energy that I feel. I believe homework than what I did for Sanam thing I had in mind was to become ferent story. It was in 2015 when I was that I have some connection with a Teri Kasam. It’s a revenge-drama and an actor. Back then, I didn’t know shooting for a couple of Telugu films # 2 )' )' 1'%# warrior. May be I was a warrior in my people will see me in a different avatar. that this could be a profession and got a call for the film. I asked them #O ' ' "# past life. (laughs) Can you share a few memories because not many people would if they could wait as I was shooting. What things are outside your from your life? choose this line. In my subcon- It took me two-three months to com- 22# )' comfort zone? When I was struggling, I was very Talktime scious I knew that this is what I plete the pending shoots and then I +21'1(22.# Doing intimate scenes. I try to fond of river rafting. Back in 2011, all wanted to do. Gradually, I carved went to Mumbai. I reached the team’s avoid such scenes but if the script my friends made a plan to go to HARSHVARDHAN RANE a path in the South industry and office and was told that I was too late. )'P&550'1#2 demands it then I don’t have a choice. Rishikesh. I had no money back Having done all kinds of jobs for about 15 years finally became an actor. They had already cast someone else But yes, I want to avoid it as much as then. One of my friend knew a resort 2753'(7 before stepping into B-town, Rane is proud to What lesson did you learn and he was preparing to begin the possible because by all means I want owner who was about to get married. have gone through that phase which made during your struggle days? shoot. I tried convincing Radhika Rao to guard my co-actor. It is my respon- I requested my friend to ask him if I I don’t see it as a struggle; it ma’am and Vinay Sapru sir ( writer- sibility to not do anything that would could be the photographer and that he him what he is today. He speaks with was rather fun for me. In order to director) to cast me as I was in love me to do it once more. I did and they harm women co-actors in any way. had to let me stay at his resort for three Musba Hashmi about his debut, reach somewhere you have to with the script and the role. I was able were in tears. They loved the convic- What has been your fondest days — all free. He agreed. And now fondest memory and upcoming carve a path and all these jobs to relate to Inder Lal Parihar a lot. tion with which I played Inder. That’s memory? after so many years, I am playing a projects served that purpose. There were After a lot of efforts, they asked me to how I got the role. When my first film got released river rafter in Haseen Dilruba. Life many lessons that I learnt dur- perform a scene and I did. They asked What is the difference between — both in Hindi and Telugu and I saw definitely makes you take a full circle. P) " 8 & " E

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n 2011 when the first edition of the is a gathering of an international jury I21 Gun Salute Heritage Cultural panel comprising 37 motoring Trust in association with the Ministry experts and renowned classic car of Tourism was flagged off, nobody experts, Fédération International des would have though that nine years Véhicules Anciens (FIVA) officials, down the line it would only grow from restoration experts, FIVA scruti- strength to strength and attract inter- neers, F-1 racers and other celebrat- national participation, be covered by ed individuals from all over the 20 international magazines and would world. The handpicked cars are bring 100s of rarest of rare vintage cars given points on the basis of authen- on to its platform. the ninth edition, ticity of cars, their style, design, rar- was more than just display of rich ity, the stitch on the upholstery, automotive heritage that paid tribute how authentic the colour is, how to the golden era of the automotive authentic the upholstery is and the industry; it was also about celebrating entire car has been upgraded. the country’s rich heritage. The 21 Mohan, who has 328 vintage Gun Salute International Vintage Car cars, 43 jeeps and 106 bikes along Rally & Concours d'Elegance has with clocks, typewriters, and other grown to become one of the most antiques, has been a collector since anticipated and talked-about auto- he purchased his first-ever vintage car mobile events of Asia. Dodge Victory 6, 1928, back in This salute to the spirit of motor- 2000, that was previously owned by ing will showcase rare vintage cars in Raja Saheb of Khetri. )+1(' the world like the 1938 Rolls-Royce “All these antiques have been 25/30, Maserati 3500GT Vignale painstakingly restored to their origi- :/ Syder, 1939 Buick Roadmaster L ! * 4 A ! nal glory. I scouts palaces and garages Convertible, 1959 Jaguar XK 150 S, to look for abandoned vintage cars, . / 1951 Bentley MK VI Freestone and buys them and then spends years in / # # % % 1959 Alfa 2000 to name just a few. The )'#'# 2)2 upgrading them. It is time consum- rally will cover 17 cities, 4000 km in ing and an expensive hobby. One has < / 23 days that will be a tribute to the '2('+17125 to look for original parts or order motoring and historic Indian culture. them from the companies that are in - % The rally, after 17check-in stops, will #77'1' '1 the business of making these parts. end in the City of Lakes — Udaipur Then comes the cost ofshipment. it is )1+,+$,# — on March 10, 2020 with the the )2 )''' very rare that one will find a part here =# / # # participants enjoying the Festival of in India. It has to be imported. Colours — Holi. +3(#'1+) ' “At each and every stage, there is Madan Mohan, chairman and a cost not to forget that the first six- How did the collaboration happen? managing trustee of 21 Gun Salute 20'1 #5'" )'1'1' eight months are spent in doing Anoushka (Shankar) and I had met many years back and Heritage & Cultural Trust tells you research on the car; its history and then we met again recently when I was in London for a holi- that India’s culture and heritage +1# )''27 what made it special. Once that is day. We had talked about our music and things related to it. motoring are the two strong pillars of 8&.5)2 1)#+) done, the work on the car itself starts. We also talked about a collaboration. Then we came togeth- the competition. “Both aspects high- Sometimes it takes months before we er in Mumbai on a music that she had composed. It was such light that the show is of special #)'25'(721 get a part or a specific upholstery. A simple and minimalistic that I wanted to be a part of and could- importance and attract both partici- lot of patience is required when you n’t refuse. pants and visitors. For the past eight '1(3A& work on doing up a vintage car. But What is the song about? years, the event has grown in all the satisfaction that comes from look- The song, Those Words, is about a journey of a woman who aspects to become a magnificent K552) ing at the end result is worth all the is all by herself now. She is out a relationship now. In the song show that attracts tourists and motor- hassle,” Mohan says. she talks about the times when she was in one and the moments ing buffs from around the world,” Interestingly, Mohan is the face of she lived in that relationship. It is a not a sad or a depressing Mohan says. will be a biennial effort to promote unique destinations — which changes “The idea is to show people cars the show and looks after the front song. More of a song that is based on internal thoughts. He tells you that the idea is the India as a global motoring tourism each year — stay at palaces of erst- from different era and how the speed management and it is his brother who Something that we all do when we sitting by ourselves. rally is not to just show the rarest of destination on a global platform. It will while maharajas, dine with royal and cylinders changed over time. spends hours toiling and restoring the Was there a reason why you chose this theme? rare vintage cars that compete but it also bring enormous tourist footprint families and visit the forts to build There are cars with a speed of 40 km cars. “My brother went for a course in When I heard the song, there weren’t any lyrics to it. But is a step in generating interest in glob- to our country,” Mohan tells you who build lifelong bonds. And then there an hour. Given that those were still vehicle restoration in the US when he the music was so beautiful and moving and we wanted to do al tourists to experience the grandeur got the support of the Ministry of is the fact that while the entries this times of horse-drawn carriages, this was 46. He likes to stay in the back- something on those lines. We discussed and we wanted to do of India. “Along with international Tourism for the rally back in 2014. year is over a 100, each vintage car speed back in the early 1930s would ground. While I do the marketing and a song that internalised feelings. Shirin then wrote the lyrics. participation from 15 motoring enthu- The motoring enthusiasts along that will be on the road have never have been phenomenal,” he says. am the face of the what we do,” Mohan And the whole thing fit perfectly and the song is so beauti- siasts from around the globe, the rally with their masterpieces will travel to been showcased in the show before. In order to judge these cars, there says. ful. How much fun did the three of you have doing this collaboration? hey began their journey in people, who were there to show- The whole thing started on a simple note — a thought — T2014 and in the next six case their talent but are nowhere which was very simple. The whole process was not complicated. years, the band has over 1,000 today. One has to ask where they It was just that she had a thought and shared it with me and performances to its credit. The *" are today. Even if one wins a I shared it with Shirin. The best part is that all this happened band was formed with an idea show, there are no guarantees face-to-face and not over the mail. It was the first time that I to work with instruments and that they will shine. One needs was recording in London at the Guildhall School; it is one of introduce that to the people. #& %&# &* # & a combination of talent, mar- the top schools for music in in the world. It was my first inter- When they began to work on the -)1+,+$, % &# % # keting strategy and luck. While national collaboration. We spent an entire day together to make music, they realised that in reality shows give you the much- this song. It was little things that mattered while we made this order to take it to a much larg- & & ( > needed jump, there is need to song. It was not about what the song became later on but the er audience they had to add a market it well. Talent alone will whole journey that made it possible. vocalist. And that is how sufi- band — sufi, Rajasthani, instru- not take you far,” Singh says. How important is it to have more such collaborations to rock fusion band — Swaraag mental and Bollywood music. However, he is quick to point out experience global music? was born. This became our USP,” Pratap that for an artist, it is a big thing Indian music has always had a certain awe factor for those “Our journey began back in Singh, the co-founder and man- to be viewed on TV. Reality who live abroad. It is not a new concept for people outside of 2014. Arif Khan, a freelancer ager of the band explains. shows give you a face, a recog- India to listen to our music. Indian music is one of the most and I decided to work on instru- But after being in the mar- nition. progressive music’s in the world; it has been It has been there mental music. But after six ket for six years, they realised Interestingly, he tells you for centuries. The best of this song is — Ayanna didn’t know months we realised that we that they needed to add fusion that their music is not always anything about the words, Shirin had written them; we came needed a vocalist. We in order to connect Indian clas- appreciated. There have been from different backgrounds, we learnt a lot about each other approached Khan’s younger sical and the youth. The fusion two instances where they were since human emotions are the same. This is what you learn brother Asif. He is the lead was done in a manner that it caught on the wrong foot. One from such collaborations. vocalist with the band. His forte doesn’t sound odd. “We ensure was when the band had to per- Where is Bollywood music heading? lies in sufi music. In fact, each that our fusion is such that it acts form in Haryana. The people Music keeps changing every month. When people ask me person in the band has a musi- like salt in a dish. We don’t want were looking to dance, our where I will be a year down the line, it is difficult to answer cal background, they are from to sound totally western. We music is not on those lines. “The it. I live in the moment and committed to it. I love the unpre- the Sikar Gharana. We are from have saxophone, drum and second was while we were per- dictability that is associated with the music and the business. Rajasthan. So, people would acoustic guitar. We don’t use dig- forming in Vishakhapatnam. It makes you want to learn more and keep evolving. demand that we play music ital instrument. This way the We wondered where we had How did your musical journey begin? from the region. Unfortunately, audience can enjoy the music of landed. Finally, we played It was an everyday life for us while I was growing up because Rajasthani music is not much in the instruments,” Singh shares. He tells you that the reason three things — food, palaces and opines. Amitabh Bachchan song. Three of my father. We were surrounded with music. I didn’t always demand in the State and hence He says that the name of the why Rajasthan music is not royals. “Ask them if they would The band was also part of people came in front to dance. want to be a musician as a child. I learnt and listen to music we had not incorporated that in band is derived from the famous even though it is a pop- want to make a Rajasthani film Rising Star 3. While reality After 45 minutes we understood because I loved it; it was till I was older that I wanted to sing. our band. We found that there Sanskrit word — swar and raag ular tourist place because the and they want to know who will shows are good, it is not always what they were looking for. The My musical journey was simple. was a market for it but not good we all know — the music. The State is seen as land of royals. But watch it. Another problem is the right place to showcase one’s good is that we have people in What is waiting for you? content. We worked on this and idea was to let people know that when it comes to entertainment that the dialect in the region talent. “It is not always correct. our band with multiple talent,” There are a few Bollywood projects and a couple of more introduced four things into our they are there to promote music. industry, people see only two- changes every 100 km,” Singh When I was there, I saw young he tells you. single releases coming up in the near future. - =F.F6F6

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This figure is set to rise both in India’s energy demand, both for con- political volatility, geopolitics of these energy sources are not free from the existing life and much more crucial to absolute and in percentage terms. sumer and industry, cannot be done in regions and above all it puts India in competitive geopolitical environment. the developing countries than the India’s domestic production is not suffi- the near future without the help of the direct competition with China par- India-Chian energy geo-politics is also developed world. The world’s demand cient to meet its demand. As a result, imported coal. There is no substantial ticularly in the Non-Middle Eastern reflected in renewable energy space. for energy grew by 95% in the last 40 India already imports 80% of its crude proof that India can address its energy and Non-Gulf region as the new desti- Renewable energy’s geographic and years and the future demand, estimated oil needs. Without new and substantial demand without the use of imported nation of energy source which further technical characteristics are fundamen- to be more than 90%, to be because of domestic discoveries, imports will con- coal to supplement its domestic supply. sparks a geopolitical competition and tally different from those of coal, oil huge growth in demand from India and tinue to increase. By contrast, natural For example, the energy security has adds more complexities to an existing and natural gas. Though still in the for- China. These resources are finite, and gas currently provides only 8% of been an important aspect of India- competitive and often conflicting India- mative stage, international norms are the direct links between energy supply India’s primary energy supply, and most Australia relationship in which import China relationship. being built towards the renewable ener- and economic growth have pushed the of that gas comes from domestic of Australian high calorific value coal Nuclear energy has the potential to gy, and India-China energy geopolitics issue of energy security at the core of sources, onshore and offshore. But the remains crucial. become an important source of India’s will enter this new energy space as both the policy debate with a considerable position is likely to change drastically as Subsequently, energy security has energy mix given its economic afford- are striving to influence the renewable impact on the geopolitics. India plans towards the world average emerged as one of the top foreign poli- ability in the long run and environment energy space. The inevitability of India, one of the fastest growing for the use of natural gas. cy priorities of the Modi Government. friendly. Currently, nuclear energy renewable energy is undeniable and major economies, is also the fastest To promote oil and gas production This becomes significant as Modi makes up around 3% of India’s energy countries are gearing up for an growing energy consumer in the world. at domestic level, the Indian Government embarks to make India a mix and has the potential to become 20 increased share in their energy mix. And set to become the most populous Government has been taking several manufacturing hub through its much to 25% of India’s energy mix by 2050. Those that dominate the markets in nation, it is not well endowed with steps which range from encouraging vaulted ‘Make in India’ initiatives. The lack of enriched uranium, light these new technologies will likely have energy reserves. India has mammoth the Indian companies to increase their Energy security’s primacy in Modi gov- water reactors, and advanced technolo- the most influence over the develop- task of meeting its economic and social domestic activities and widening its ernment’s foreign policy is reflected in gy hampered India’s nuclear energy ment patterns of the future. As other developmental goals, and lift its mil- engagement with multinational compa- his record number of high-profile for- capability. But after the conclusion of major powers find themselves in cli- lions of people out of poverty. The nies, broadening opportunities for eign visits during which he has been India-US nuclear agreement, India’s mate denial, China and India both are country has no option but to strive for them to participate in oil and gas explo- cutting energy deals with energy rich nuclear apartheid ended and unchained moving to use and exploit the global sustained growth rate of 8-10% to ration in India. Also, to stimulate the countries. India from the technology denial renewable energy space, though China achieve this. India’s economy in all like- investments and development in the India’s energy security pursuit regimes of the Nuclear Non-prolifera- is ahead. ly will continue to supersede the exploration of hydrocarbon sources of becomes more challenging with the tion Act of 1978 which came in the India is emerging as a new norma- growth rate of all other major energy, some of the steps have focussed growing concerns of global climate wake of India’s first atomic test in 1974. tive player in the renewable energy economies in the world in the foresee- on regulatory changes, a transparent change and political instability in the The nuclear deal was aimed to help regime. Prime Minister Modi has pur- able future. The demand for energy in gas pricing policy and redevelopment energy rich regions of the world. India India to meet its looming energy crisis sued unwavering commitment to ener- the coming years will accelerate further of uneconomical assets. The domestic has been relying mainly on coal and by enabling it to access to safeguarded gy security by constructing 175 GW of as India embarks on manufacturing efforts have also seen a concerted focus petroleum for its energy sources. India’s nuclear fuel, advanced light water reac- renewable capacity by 2022 and India is through Modi Government’s much on exploring various alternative sources move towards renewable energy ''1 3'+ 1# 3) tors and civilian nuclear technology. committed to its unflinching commit- vaulted ‘Make in India’ programme, of energy which are infinite, renewable sources will not be sufficient for its '5'1 '2'27 The India-US nuclear deal pushed ment to combat global warming irre- developmental projects and access to and environment-friendly. The govern- mounting energy demand. India has to )' 2721'# the energy security to the core of India’s spective of what happens in the rest of electricity to all. Consequently, energy ment has given a massive push in this look towards an energy sources with 2(#+31#21# #'27 foreign policy. After the India-US civil- the world. Prime Minister Modi being security has emerged as one of the regard in the energy production less carbon emission and provide base )'52# 20'15' " ian nuclear deal, India has sealed the awarded the “Champion of Earth” by salient policy issues over the past through solar energy, wind power, load power. In this context, gas and civilian nuclear agreements with a the UN Secretary General in 2018 is decade and a half, and the successive hydroelectricity power, and biomass, nuclear energy figure significant. 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frequently heard complaint from a section of Indian historians is that vested interests have played havoc with the sub-continent’s history, tradi- tionsA and culture. If one goes through the history books taught in the Indian schools and universities, it will be found that those lamenting over the tampering of India’s history are not exaggerating. Some sections of the country’s valuable history have been suppressed from the new generation, especially from those who were born after 1950. How many among those who were born after 1950 are familiar with the great Maratha ruler Shivaji, the valiant fighter Tantia Tope, the great social reformer Mahatma Phule, the all time great of the 19th century South India by name Chattampi Swamikal and his col- league Sree Narayana Guru? We cannot put the entire blame for (" 5!/ #+ distorting history upon previous regimes alone. It is a strategy deployed since time * &! &!5'( immemorial to misinterpret historical 6+ 4*7 facts by groups with vested interests. “History is written by victors,” Sir > 2 Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister who is known for his erudition 2 FBB and knowledge had said. In modern times, it was proved by the British colo- nialists. The best example is Louis was striving for was not linguistic and Mountbatten’s decision to destroy even literary brilliance but a tone of simplici- the last vestiges of victory symbols of the ty, an idiom that would induce faith in Japanese army from Singapore and the reader who was a common man,” Malaysia. writes Chanda (Page 51). Thus was born “After re-taking Singapore, Safinat-ul-Aulia, an account of the lives Mountbatten’s (who was the Supreme of over 400 saints! Commander, South East Asia during The account of Dara Shukoh once Second World War) first act was to order again underlines the fact that the the demolition of the war memorial emergency declared by the former Prime eleven-volume History and Culture of towards Hindus and went on demolish- sub continent. Who in India would have Muslim invaders who occupied the honouring slain heroes of the Indian Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. Indian People preserve and protect the ing and destroying the Sanatana Dharma heard about Bernier and Manucci if it thrones in New Delhi and elsewhere in National Army. The INA War Memorial I was shocked to see the larger than great history of this great nation from and its symbols like temples, ashrams had not been for S L Bhyrappa who in the subcontinent chose this land only to at Singapore to commemorate the life flex boards with pictures of Fidel getting tampered by the evil designs of and monasteries. Though the secularists his famous work Aavaran told the read- loot and proselytise. The Sufi saints were “Unknown Warrior” was started on July Castro and Che Guevera greeting the people following imported and outdated tried to portray him as a philanthropist ers about the official eye witness Islamic evangelists who went ahead with 8, 1945 at Esplanade Park. It was razed delegates of Indian Science Congress ideologies? by hiring the services of Audrey accounts of these two Europeans? their mission by singing about love and to the ground by Mountbatten’s allied during the 2009 Indian Science Congress Dara Shukoh, son of Shah Jahan, Truschke to come out with a volume by Avik Chanda, a business advisor preaching the message of anarchy. troops when they reoccupied the city. held at Thiruvananthapuram. There was the unsung hero of the Mughal name Aurangzeb: The Man and Myth, it with degrees from Delhi School of Despite the fact that he belonged to the Demolishing memorials, war memorials were no pictures of Sir C V Raman, Prof Dynasty. Dara, the eldest son of Shah fell all flat as she could not counter the Economics, has taken from where Mughal dynasty, Dara had some civility and other revered symbols of defeated J C Bose, S N Bose and the likes who Jahan lived only up to the age of 44 years eye witness accounts of Francois Bernier Bhyrappa left. in his heart unlike his forefather Babar people is habitual Christian triumphal- took Indian science to new heights. But but left indelible marks in the history of (a European physician and traveller in Chanda’s book “Dara Shukoh :The or sibling Aurangzeb. Those who are out ism as is desecrating the tombs of the for ISRO, which co-sponsored the event, the sub continent. Shah Jahan’s court) and Niccolao Man Who Would Be King” is a refreshing to paint Aurangzeb with divinity may rulers of conquered people,” writes there would not have been a single pic- What makes him dear to the people Manucci (a military strategist for Dara, experience. Chanda gives the readers a need more self styled historians like Radha Rajan, one of the highly respected ture of that prince of Indian Space in Mughal empire was his tolerance who continued to work with Aurangzeb bird’s eye view on the life and time of Audrey Truschke because we have writ- thinkers of our times. Science, Vikram Sarabhai. towards other religions and humane after the fall of the former). Shukoh, the designated heir of Shah ers like Avik Chanda for digging out the Most Indians are not really serious This is not the case with science nature, unlike his younger brother Dara in his brief tenure as prince Jahan. Even as a young prince, Shukoh truth. about learning history. They are not alone. How many among our new histo- Aurangzeb, who went on to become the had got the Vedas and Upanishads trans- wanted the common man to know more Dara Shukoh: The Man Who would even bothered about recent history as rians are familiar with the works of the Mughal ruler presiding over the king- lated into Persian and French and this about the Islamic saints and for that he be King is an ideal work not only for can be seen by the attitude of the new great Acharya Ramesh Chandra dom till the ripe age of 89! itself speak volumes about his compas- opted words instead of swords unlike aspiring historians but for general read- generation towards the dark days of Majumdar, whose seminal work the Aurangzeb was known for his hatred sion for anything that originated in the Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan. “What Dara ers interested in Indian history. @ (# ( = !! A

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he American national coronavirus and also as an context of the Asiatic Space and deal which will be limited in Tinterest is served by US attendant fact, China’s extend- the Indian Ocean Rim nations context, aims to achieve President Donald Trump’s visit ed ministration in the Indian is all set to be discomfited in waivers for the American farm to New Delhi as both the Ocean Rim-Association for the aftermath of a trade war products along with the home- nations are striving hard for a Regional Cooperation (IOC- like scenario between India and land’s dairy products, the newly discovered “ally-hood” ARC) region and the Malacca United States of America. refusal to ink trade deals points which might be a step towards straits should be another theme The US Trade representa- at the underlying tensions % a closer and a more fruitful to be deliberated upon by the tive, Robert Lighthizer is between both the nations. The relationship, as, an aftermath of summiteers. already negotiating a hard ball US President has stated that he President Trump’s visit to New Also, PM Modi can insist Indian negotiating side to ramp is looking forward to a limited Delhi which can be considered upon President Trump that in up the Presidential visit with a trade deal while the wholesome as significant summitry with all the case of other peaceful prized micro deal to serve it up agreement can wait for the ! its ebullient expectations. nuclear explosions (PNEs) and for the American electorate future which might not augur , It was President Trump in the context of the Civilian which is also in the larger pro- well for New Delhi. only, in the run up to the Nuclear Liability Bill, more of tectionist national interest of Apart from the trade optics !! National Security Strategy a clearer comprehension can be President Trump’s blue collar of the Trump-Modi summitry, Document in 2017, who reached between the twin America. The Indian concern the diplomatic factoid of Xi declared that India needs to nations in New Delhi, which at the Trump-Modi itinerary Jinping ceremoniously inking assume novae roles in the falls in the criterion of the of might be the chances of trade agreements with international system going by PM Modi being a “Good reprisals that New Delhi might Myanmar and establishing a its rising pelf, geo-economic Friend,” as elucidated by have to confront if all do not go deep water port in Myanmar, influence and strategic might. President Trump in one of his well with the larger trade talks is a stately and crafty striving This gels well with the avowed latest statement on the soil of in New Delhi. The allegation to sideline both India and the ordering principle of “Vishwa the United States of America. from the American industry United States in the Indian guru” which India adheres to Also, the Indian negotiators other as has been evident dur- cards as a prologue to the downturn in the Indian econ- and corporate is that India is Ocean Rim. It also aims at iso- as a functional aspect of its for- can look forward to a novae ing their various rendezvous. President’s jaunt to New Delhi. omy. The US-based GSP refers still evading the liberal trade lating India, which does not eign policy though the dictum appreciation of the fact that The Indian support to Such a biz takeway will be the to through the instrumentali- regime and ratcheting up the augur well for the United needs much more of an elab- India has waged a successful President Trump can be the cognizant quid pro quo in the ty of the US Customs and guillotine of strait-jacketed States, which now feels the oration in the light of the ebb war against terrorism and a order of the day on February commercial tryst with each Border Protection that, “The protectionism. The Foreign squeeze of an overtly aggressive and flow of the tide of more practical and reflective 24, 2020, in relation to his elec- other. Also, despite the diver- Generalized System of Policy, FP trade report, con- Chin in the contested waters of International Relations. Such collaboration can be materi- tioneering in the American gences in the context of alu- Preferences (GSP) provides tends and informs us that Indian Ocean. This theme, an American perception will be alised between New Delhi and homeland. The summitry need minum trade and the retalia- duty-free treatment to goods of President Trump is more con- along with the threat for an the key theme when President Washington in tougher times not be dwelt upon as a pro- tory Generalized System of designated beneficiary coun- cerned with the trade imbal- Indo-US détente, might turn Trump visits New Delhi. to come. The deliberations motional election event for Preferences (GSP), both the tries. The programme was ance which the United States out to be a key part of deliber- Perceived in the context of might include the trade differ- President Trump, but, as a sig- heads of Governments are well authorised by the Trade Act of trade structure has with India ations in the President-Prime President Trump’s visit, a few ences in relation with stents, nificant course corrective in the suited to negotiate hard for 1974 to promote economic and China, but that might be Minister summitry in New ,, 8"D?" pointers need to be elucidated. knee implants, information larger spectrum of the rela- trade deal in lines with the growth in the developing coun- truer with the People’s Republic Delhi on February 25. Still, the The foremost being the step and communication technolo- tionship between both the characteristics of shared values, tries and was implemented on of China, then, with India. As epithet of being the “Tariff which is much awaited in New gy products along with the cess nations. democratisation and attendant January 1, 1976.” It has been a recent U-turn, President King” which the American Delhi that the US ought to dis- which the United States impos- All in all and in toto, the principles of a liberal trade observed that a trade fight Trump has indicated that no President has utilised for India own the arch antagonist es on the sale of Harley negotiators from India and the ecosystem. Also, President overshadows the dictum of big trade deal will be signed reflects the expected conces- Pakistan and a kind of a reas- Davidson bikes in India. United States are engaged fer- Trump would do well to heed the larger Strategic relationship between both the nations in his sions from the side of the New surance to New Delhi can be Perceived in such an inter- vently to reach a micro trade the concerns of PM Modi. in the specificities of the visit to India though his nego- Delhi fence as an aftermath of given to Prime Minister esting and illuminating light, deal before President Trump Also, as an attendant fact the Trump-Modi meet in the tiators had done the spade the February summitry. Narendra Modi, though all the entire world looks forward lands in Delhi. If a well United States is expected to dis- Raisina Hill. The strategic col- work before the President’s military aid has already been to the upcoming jaunt of nuanced trade and investment cuss the idiom of protectionism laborative exercise has germi- visit, which comes as a rude (The writer teaches at curtailed to Islamabad. President Trump to New Delhi quid pro quo is not arrived at which the New Delhi denom- nated between both the nations shock to the twin negotiating International Relations and Secondly, New Delhi will air its as both he and PM Modi share by the twin interlocutors then ination is adhering to in the since the last decade but this sides being engaged in trade International Organisations, concern about the outbreak of special chemistry with each a fledgling trade alliance is on light of a cyclical domestic strategic partnership in the negotiations. Though, the trade IIPA, New Delhi)

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he Syrian war is just going backed coalition of rebel all of them do not have a fea- Tto complete nine years of groups. Both the parties and sible strategy to fight the devastation, displacement and their allies violated the deal Russian-backed Assad forces a new power play in the restive hence the war took an ugly which might lead to a sure vic- West Asian region. The war turn. tory for Assad. that started in 2011 has wit- The third peace agreement Finally, since the end of the nessed for the first time the signed between Turkey and Cold War, what we have seen direct involvement of Russia at Russia in Astana led to com- is that ceaseless efforts lead to an equal pace against the US- plete ceasefire across Syria. end of most of the wars along led coalition. Though Bashar This effort continued despite with warring groups laying al-Assad has been threatened the non-participation of the down their arms. With other by anti-Government forces ISIS, YPG and the al-Nusra major conflicts and interna- since the beginning, he has Front and constant eruptions of tional hot spots rising such as managed to survive till date. violent clashes in different Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Now only the last rebel redoubt parts of Syria. Nigeria, Yemen, etc, the Syrian " of Idlib is yet to be brought The fourth ceasefire effort issue has been substantially back to the fold of Government came into being on May 6, moved to the sidelines despite - forces. 2017, among Russia, Turkey having serious refugee prob- - The biggest challenge is and Iran in Astana to divide lems spanning from the West ending the ongoing civil war. It Syria into four de-escalation Asian region to Europe. G "" is one of the most serious zones. However, some rebel Besides, the efforts to bring the humanitarian disasters in groups alleged that the inten- warring groups and major - recent political history of the tion behind the truce is simply powers to the negotiation table world, with the gravest refugee to divide Syria into several sec- are seemed to be stalled. What predicament since the World tarian zones so as escalate the is ultimately pushing Assad to 88 War II. More than half a mil- crisis. In a way, such partition near victory is the fast rising lion people have so far lost their would allow the Damascus to symptoms of fractured insur- lives. Almost half the popula- divide the anti-Government gency. On the other hand, the tion of Syria has been dis- forces and pound on them Government forces over the placed. The number of refugees separately. And by July 2017, period of almost nine years 11 - who have fled the country the Trump Administration, have regained its strength ? - @@- now exceeds five million, Moscow and Amman (Jordan) despite having major debacles including more than 2.5 mil- made an effort to broker a in the past. "" .- lion children. peace deal in southern Syria. Now what lies ahead for Turkey continues to host This agreement is valid despite Assad? Is he going to continue the largest chunk of refugees continuous exchange of fire in the seat of power? Minus numbering nearly four million. between the Government Assad, is there an alternative Looking at the current sce- forces and various rebels. form of coalition that can con- nario in Syria, a completely " ; H- #5#5- ,- ?- - The war in Syria is defi- tinue holding onto the current war-ravaged nation, the worst + P + - - nitely going to wind down. The level of stability in Syria? comes for the internally dis- D ! reason behind is that the rebels Certainly, Assad would con- placed and for the refugees as are fast losing their grounds. tinue for now. Simply put this they all would keep fighting for their lives at risk in their own ly $400 billion. Thus, rebuild- the battle of Aleppo, the FSA Hizbollah and the Syrian Among them the most power- seems not possible as the US their survival. Normally a homeland. ing Syria would be a daunting has been only able to retain its Democratic Forces, largely ful ISIS which is almost dying and major powers involved in refugee is a person who is As of today, the Syrian task both for the Syrian control over limited areas in dominated by the Kurdish down with its leader’s death West Asia have seen the disas- forced to leave his home and refugees have crossed over to Government and internation- north-western Syria. The main Peoples Protection Units and mostly breaking down to ters that unleashed in countries his country because his life and countries such as Turkey, al aid agencies. area that it controls is the Idlib known as the YPG. splinter groups with diverse such as Libya, Egypt, Yemen, liberty are in danger. But the Lebanon, Jordan, North Africa, Today the victory of the province wherein the final bat- So far, more than five series aims and objectives. particularly in Iraq, after the 1951 Geneva Convention Iraq, Egypt, the US, Canada Assad regime over the rebel tle now is between the rebels of ceasefire agreements have This is accompanied by departure of their long held Relating to the Status of and to large parts of Europe. forces across Syria is a reality. and the Government forces. been concluded between dif- constant reinforcements from autocrats. Keeping this in Refugees describes a refugee as And out of the total refugees Mainly, the rebel-held strong- On the other hand, the Kurdish ferent parties, including the US, Russia with man and material mind, Assad must continue one person who “owing to those who are asylum seekers holds and large swaths of ter- forces have occupied much Russia, Jordan, Assad towards the Government and his immediate removal 76, "7" well-founded fear of being per- are about a million. And a large ritories in the southern parts of larger areas, than any other Government and the major forces. And in a situation where could herald total anarchy in secuted for reasons of race, reli- number of them are in Syria have been retaken by the forces, which include Raqqa, rebel groups. It first started in in America is busy preparing Syria. Clearly, no plausible gion, nationality, membership Germany and the rest of them Government forces in recent Quamishli and Hasakah. In 2016 by the UN known as the for the next round of presi- alternative is emerging to Assad of a particular social group or are spread across Sweden, months. The main cities under fact, reclaiming Raqqa from the Geneva Syria peace talks. In dential polls, Trump is hardly regime as most of the splinter political opinion, is outside Canada and in the US. the Government control are grip of ISIS was a historic win fact by February 26, UN sparing anytime for a definitive rebel groups do not agree to a the country of his nationality The cumulative loss to Damascus, Homs, Hama, for the Kurdish Army. After the Security Council unanimous- solution in war-torn Syria. But common agenda of gover- and is unable, or owing to such gross domestic product from Aleppo, Latakia, Tartus, battle of Raqqa, the ISIS has ly adopted Resolution 2268 the Kurdish stronghold in the nance. Their only aim is to have fear, is unwilling to avail him- the starting of the war, i.e. 2011, Palmyra and Albu Kamal. And been confined to an area near that demanded all parties to North of Syria is going to con- control over their own territo- self of the protection of that through the early part of 2017 the Free Syrian Army (FSA) — Albu Kamal. comply with the terms of the tinue unless there is a global ry and assets, and fighting the country”. has been estimated by the a loose organisation of armed Unfortunately, these areas agreement. As no single party understanding to either recog- corrupt Assad regime is just an However, this typical def- international agencies, includ- brigades — was formed in the are surrounded by the Assad had adhered to the terms of the nise their homeland or to com- excuse. Therefore, the brutal inition of refugees have been ing the World Bank, to an beginning of 2011 by defectors forces from the west and the deal violence surfaced once pletely vanquish them, pro- war may come to an end soon- broadened to include people amount of $226 billion. So far from the Syrian Army. Also Kurdish from the east. And the again. By the end of September vided Washington backs such er or later, permanent peace who are forced to leave their there has been no definitive many disgruntled civilians who rest of rag-tag militias who are 10, the US and Russia con- a deal. All the anti- seems to be elusive in Syria. countries because of wide- cost of reconstruction worked want to topple the Assad’s fam- battling the Syrian Army for cluded deal bringing ceasefire Government groups have now spread violence, war and for- out, but the Assad regime has ily rule had also joined the FSA. their survival are Jabhat Fateh between the Assad consolidated in the Idlib (The writer is an expert on eign occupation that has put wishfully mentioned it as near- But what is striking is that since al-Sham, Iran backed Government and an American province. The sad part is that international affairs) 5'# #2##7 (# )' 4' ## 4 # 4' 2 #5521 (4(# axu! 1'5'=23# )'' K5##0 - =F.F6F6

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